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QUESTIONS 



ADAPTED TO 



GRIMSHAW^S 



HISTORY OF ENGLAND, 



CONTINUED TO THE ACCESSION OF 
VICTORIA, IN 15^*'. • , 




PHILADELPHIA: /} 
GRIGG, ELLIOT & CO. 

NO. 14 NORTH FOURTH STREET. 
1847. 



THE LIBRARY 
OF CONGRESS 

WASHINGTON 



Entered, according to Act of Congress, in the year 1847, by 

WILLIAM GRIMSHAW, 

in the clerk's office of the District Court of the United States for the 
Eastern District of Pennsylvania. 

PRINTED BY T. K. AND P. Q. COLLINS. 






*^*For the convenience of Teachers, there is a Key^ 
containing Answers to these Questions. 



QUESTIONS. 



{f^ Thi figures tn the first column^ denote the number of the Quest Icn , (hose 
in the second^ refer to the page^ m the third and subsequent editions of th( 
History, from which the student is to frame the Answer. 

* The Questions distinguislied by an asterisk (*) refer to the chief subjects 
— which should be particularly remembered — and might advantageouay be- 
come the object of a second course of study, or review ; omitting those which 
are unmarked, as oemg q/ minor importance. 



CHAPTER I. * 

(a. P. 

1.* 7. When did the Romans fir&t invade Britamr' 

2.* 7. By whom, were the invaders then commanded? 
3 * 7. From what coast, had they sailed ? 
4. . 7. Where did they land? 

5.* 7. After several battles occurrinor, which mcfucoa a few 
of the British sovereigfns to feign submission, what 
constrained them to return? 

6.* 7. When did Caesar, a second time, inx^ade Britain ? 

7. 7. Under which of their chieftains, had the British, in 
tlie meantime, united? 

8.* 7. Which commander was now snccessfal, Caesar oi 
Cassivelaunus? 

9.* 8. On the second, and final departure of Cresar from 
the island, was the Roman power in Britain fully 
established ? 

10. 8. Of what nation, do the Roman authors represent the 

ancient Britains to have been a tribe ? 

11. 8. What was the condition of the inhabitants hi the 

south-east parts of Britain, before the time of 
Caesar? 

1*. 8. How did the other natives of the island maintain 
themselves ? 



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13. 8. Howwere they clothed ? 

14. 8. By what means, did they excite terror in their ene- 

mies? 

15. 8. What is related, with regard to their habitations? 

16. 8. What means of annoyance did they use, with sur- 

prising address, in battle? 

17.* 8. Were the Britains one united people? 

18.* 8. Of what form were their governments? 

19.* 8. Were the people under a despotic power? 

20.* 8. Who were their prieets ? 

21.* 8. Besides directing all religious duties, what other 
function did their priests exercise, and what juris- 
diction did they possess ? 

22.* 8. Where did they practise their rites ? 

23. 8. How did they invest their ctremonies in mysterious 
obscurity ? 

84.* 9- By whom was the practice of the Druidical myste- 
ries abolished ? 

25. f Why did the Romans abolish that mode of worship ' 



CHAPTER H. 

26. 9. What cause prevented the Roman yoke from being 
at this time, imposed upon the Britains ? 

27 * 9. Who was the successor of Julius Caesar ? 

28 * 9. What policy did he recommend, to secure the impe- 

rial government ? 

29. 9. In conformity with that policy, how long had the 

Britains remained unmolested? 

30. <* Under which emperor, did the Romans begin serious- 

ly to contemplate their subjection? 

31. . What able general did the Romrn,s th^p ren^ over, 

with an >im/, pi i\k^t i "> ^h"? •vin^'tJ. c>c CHudiua 
kimcelfi* 



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32. 9. In what year, did Plautius arrive in Britain? 

33. 9. What progress did Plautius make, in conquering the 

Britains ? • 

34. 9. Under which leader, did the Britains, in the othei dis- 

" tricts, maintain an obstinate resistance ? 

35. 9. By whom was Caractacus defeated, and sent to 

Rome? 

36.* 10. What general eventually established the Roman 
power in Britain ? 

37,* 10. In the reigns of which of the Roman emperors, did 
Agricola govern Britain ? 

38.* 10. Into what country, situated in the north, did he carry 
his victorious arms? 

39. 11. What geographical question did Agricola ascertain, 

relating to Britain? 

40. 11. In what year, did he ascertain this? 

41. 11. How was Agricola serviceable to the Britains ? 

42. 11 Which of the Roman emperors built a rampart, be- 

tween the river Tyne and the frith of Solway ? 

43. 11. What was the design of this rampart ? 

44. 1 1 . Which of the emperors strengthened that defence, 

by a wall? 

45. 11. Where did Severus die ? 

46.* 11. Why were the Roman troops withdrawn froa 
Britain ? 

17. 12. What peopic, in consequence, made irrnptions into 
the province? 

48.* 12. Before the Romans bade a final adieu to Britam, how 
long had they been masters of the country ? 

49 * 12. In what year, did they finally leave it ? 

50. 12. By whom was given the earliest example of success- 

ful attention to literature, in Britain ? 

51. 12. Of whom, was Helena the wife? 

52. 12. Of whom, was she the mother? 

53. 12. Where was Constantine born? 

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CHAPTER III. 
a. P. , 

54.* 12. Were the Britains rejoiced at the Roman yoke belns 
• withdrawn? 

B5.* 12. By what cause, were the Britains deprived of the 
assistance of those, who were the most capable of 
uniting them by their advice? 

56.* 13. What other cause greatly militated agamst their in- 
terests? 

57.* 13 Was there not another cause? 

58.* 13. Labouring under these complicated evils, whose aid 

did they implore ? 



CHAPTER IV 

59. 14. Which were the most distinguished of the German 
tribes? 

60.* 14. Under whose conduct was the first party of Saxons, 
that came over to Britain ? 

61.* 14. In what year, did they arrive? 

62.* 14. When the Saxons had defeated the Picts and Scots, 
how did they treat the Britains? 

63.* 14. What v/as the fate of the Britains? 

64.* 14. Do you remember the name of the province, founded 
in Gaul, by the fugitives ? 

65.* 14. Besides the Saxons, what other people came to Brit- 
ain, to share in the general plunder? 

66 14. Who is mentioned, as being then the only person of 
interest, amongst the native characters ? 

67. 14. When did he sustain the declining fortunes of his ^ 
country ? 



CHAPTER V. 

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68.* 15. After a violent contest, of one-hundre(l-an<3 fitly 

years, how many kingdoms were established in 

Britain ? 

69.* 15. By what general title, are these kingdoms known ^ 

70. 15. Do you remember their several names? 

71. 15. What advances had the Britains made, in arts and 

civilization, mider the Roman domuiion? 

.72. 15. Did their Saxon conquerors improve them in civil 
ization ? 

73.* 15. In what year, were the British Saxons first taught 
the benign principles of Christianity? 

74.* 15. At what period, had the ancient inhabitants of Brit- 
ain embraced Christianity ? 

75.* 15. When had the Christian religion ceased, in the dis- 
tricts usurped by the Saxons ? 

76.* 16. To what part of the island, was it then confined? 

77. 16. What objects did the idolatrous Saxons worship and 

adore ? 

78. 16. Whom did they consider as the ancestor of all their 

princes, and regard as their supreme deity ? 

79. 16. Who was appointed to convert the British Saxons to 

Christianity ? 

80. 16. By which Roman pontiff, was he appointed ? 

81. 17. Which of the Anglo-Saxon princes, first espoused 

the religion of Augustine? 

82. 17. Who was the first of the northern conquerors, that 

committed a body of laws to writing? 

83. 17. By whose consent, did he enact those laws ? 

84.* 17. By whom, were the several monarchies of the Hep- 
ta,rchy united into one kingdom ? 

85.* 17. What name did Egbert give to this kingdom? 

86.* 17. What does this name signify? 

87 * 17 What term was used, to designate the national coutj 
cil, which had existed in each kingdom of the 
Heptarchy ' 



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88. 17. In what matters, was the consent of this council re 
quired ? • 

89 17 What penalties did the Anglo-Saxon courts ii^ict? 

90. 18. When any controversy about a fact, became too in 

tricate for their judges, to what oracle had they, in 
general, recourse? 

91. 18 How was the ordeal commonly practiced? 

92. 18. Was its use confined to the Anglo-Saxons? 

93. 19. Who is the most ancient British historian? 

94. 19. What is the date of his writings ? 

95. 19. Who was one of the best scholars of his time? 

96. 19. Who shone as a meteor, in the darkness of abar- 

. barous age ? 



CHAPTER VI. 

97.* 19. In what year, did Egbert ascend the throne of Eng- 
land? 

98. 19. In whose armies, had he served? 

99.* 20. When was the first invasion of England, by the 
Danes ? 

100. 20. Were they allowed then to remain in England? 

lOl.**" 21. In what year, did Alfred ascend the throne ? 

102.* 22. Under whose command, did the Danes invade Eng- 
land, in the year 875 ? 

103.* 22. When Alfred was unable to rouse the people to resist 
them, to what humiliatmg condition was he re- 
duced ? 

104 22. Having concealed himself in a peasants habit, where 

. did he for some time live ? 

105 22. After he had left the cabin of the herd, whither did 

he retire, with some of his retainers ? 

106. 22. What name is now given to the place, upon which 
Alfred tlien built a habitation ? 



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107. 23. When encouraged, by the success of the earl of 
Devonshire, to venture from his retreat, in what 
manner did he himself inspect the situation of the 
enemy ? 

f08.. 23. Where did he completely defeat the Danes ? 

109. 23. How did he dispose of the Danes who survived the 

battle? 

110.* 23. When Alfred had subdued the Danes under Guth- 
rum, in what manner, did he employ his time? 

111.* 24. What important defence, hitherto entirely neglected 
by the English, did he provide? 

112. 24. Do you recollect the name of the famous Danish 
chieftain, who entered the Thames, and was de- 
feated, in the year 893? 

113.* 24. What people, situated in the west of the island, ac- 
knowledged the authority of Alfred? 

114.* 25. That he might render the execution of justice strict 
and regular, what divisions did he make of Eng- 
land? 

115.* 25. What institution, of the present day, resembles the 
method of decision in the courts of Alfred ? 

116.* 26. Which town, did Alfred render the capital of the 
kingdom 

1 1 7.* 26. Which had previously been the capital ? 

118.* 27. What celebrated university did Alfred found, or re- 
establish ? 

119. 27. What is said of Alfred, as a writer? 

120. 27. How did he usually divide his time ? 

121. 27. How were these portions respectively employed? 

122. 27. How did he measure these divisions? 

1 23.* 27. What is said of the English language, at that time ^ 

124. 27. What is mentioned ofAlfred'simitaion of Boethius' 

125.* 25. In what year, did Alfred die ? 

126. 25. In what year of his age ? 

127.* 25. How long did he reign? . . 1 .: 

128, 27. How many children did he leave ? .■•k^?C^ 



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Q. P. 

129.* 25. What is said ofthe merit of Alfred? 

130.=* 25. Who is his only competitor? 

131. 25. What memorable sentiment is expressed in hia 
will? 

132.* 27. Who succeeded Alfred? 

133.* 27. In what year, did Edward ascend the throne? 

134.* 27. What celebrated university did he found? 

135. 27. Who succeeded Edward the Elder? 

136. 27. In what year, did Athelstan's reign commence ? 

137. 28. Who followed Athelstan on the throne ? 

138. 28. In what year, did Edmund become king? 

139. 28. Was there any thing remarkable, in the manner of 

Edmund's death? 

140. 28. By whom, was Edmund succeeded ? 

1 41. 28. In what year, did Edred ascend the throne? 

142. 29. What new order of the Roman church, was, in a 

great measure established, in England, before the 
death of Edred? 

143. 29. Who was the next king? 

144. 29. In what year., did he a.scend the throne ? 

145. 29. What character is given of this prince? 

146. 29. Was his reign long and happy? 

147. 29. From what cause, arose his controversy with the 

monks ? 

148. 29. What cruelties were practised upon his queen, by 

the monks ? 

149. 29. By whom was Edw}^ succeeded ? 

150. 29. In what year, did his successor ascend the throne' 

151. 29. Was his reign prosperous ? 

152.* 31. By the judicious policy of Edgar, what destructive 
animals were extirpated in England and Wales <* 

153. 31. By whom was Edgar succeeded? 

154. 31. Did Edward enjoy a long and prosperous reign? 

155. 31. What was the cause of his death? 



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• 56. 31. What name did tlie people give him? 

157. 31. By whom, was Edward the Martyr succeeded ? 

158. 31. What epithet have historians given Ethelred? 

159. 31. In what year, did he ascend the throne? 

160. 31. What northern invaders, encouraged by the had 

administration of the government, made a power- 
ful descent upon England? 

161. 32. Which party was defeated? 

162. 22. How did Ethelred induce the invaders to evacuate 

the kingdom? 

163. 32. Who was the successor ef Ethelred? 

1G4. 32. In what year, did he succeed Ethelred? 

165. 32. On account of his hardy valour, what surname did 
Edmund receive ? 

166.* 22. Frustrated in his endeavours, by the disaffection of 
his nobility and prelates, to what humiiiatuig 
measure was Edmund Ironside reduced? 

167,* 32. Which division of the kingdom was assigned to 
Canute? 

168. 32. What is related concerning Edmund's death? 



CHAPTER VII. 

169.* 32. Who ascended the throne of England, after the death 
of Edmund Ironside? 

170.* 32. In what year, did Canute ascend the throne? 

171. 33. By whom was he aided in this usurpation? 

172. 33. Did Edmund Ironside, leave any children? 

173. 33. What was the name of Edward's son? 
174.* 33. How long did Canute reign? 

175.* 33. How many sons did he leave ? 

176.* 33. What were their names, and what govereigntiea did 
they hold ? 



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33. In what year, did Harold become king of England* 

33. How did he distinguish himself.^ - 

33. By whom was he assisted in his crunes.^ 

33. What surname was given to Harold ? 

33. By whom was Harold Harefoot succeeded.? 

33. In what year, did Hardicanute ascend the throne ? 

33. By whom was Hardicanute assisted, in his cruel and 

tyrannical proceedings.? 

34. What is said of Hardicanute's death? 



CHAPTER Vm. 

185.* 34. In whose person, was the Saxon line of monarchs 

restored? 

186.* 34. In what year, did Edward ascend the throne.? 

187.* 34. What favourable opportunity was then afforded the 
English, to throw off the Danish joke.? 

34. Was Edward the true heir of the Saxon family.? 

34. Who were the true heirs .? 

34. "What appeared to be a sufficient reason for their 
exclusion from the throne .? 

33. How do you account for their being then in Hun- 
gary.? 

34. Where had Edward been educated? 

34. What was the consequence of Edward's partiality 
for the Normans .? 

194.* 34. By whom, particularly, v/as their language used in 

England .? 

195.* 35. By whom, was Edward the Confessor succeeded? 

196.* 35. Who was the father of Harold.? 

*97. 35. What office had his father held, under Bdward** 

198. 35. Of whom, was Harold a grandson? 



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a. r. 

199. 35. Who was, at this tkae, the legitimate heir of the 
sovereignty ? 

200.* 35. What formidable enemy soon appeared against 
Harold? 

201.* 35. On what, did he found liis pretensions to the British 
throne? 

202. 36. Who promised to protect the dutchy of Normandy, 

during William's absence ? 

203. 36. What tokens of approbation were sent to William, 

by the pope ? 

204.* 36. Of how many men, did the invading army of William 
consist? 

205. 36. During the preparations for invasion, who had been 

induced, by William, to make a descent upon 
England ? 

206. 36. Where did Harold engage Tosti and the king of 

Norway? 

207. 36. What was the result of the battle? 

208.* 36. Where did the duke of Normandy disembark his 
forces ? 

209.* 36. Where did Harold and William engage in battle? 

210.* 36. Which party was victorious? 

211.* 36. What was the fate of Harold and his two brothers? 

212. 37. After Harold's death, whom did Edwin and Morcar 

proclaim king? 

213. 37. Did Edgar persist in opposing the duke of Normandy? 



CHAPTER IX. 

214.* 37. Was the victory, gained by William the Conqueror, 
over the person of Harold, or over the rights of 
the English nation? 

215.* 37. What evidence is adduced to prove that their quar- 
rel was personal ? 

216.* 37. In what year, did William ascend the English throne' 

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p. 


217. 


38. Where was he crowned ? 



213.* 39. In what year, did he introduce into England the 
feudal system ? 

219. 39. What division did he make of nearly all the lands in 

the kingdom ? 

220. 39. On whom, did he confer the baronies? 

221. 39. By what titles, were known the foreigners, with 

whom the great barons shared the principal part 
of their lands ? 

222. 39. What service did the knights or vassals render to 

their lords? 

223. 39. How many chief tenants or barons were there? 

224. 39. How many knights ? 

225. 39. Were any of the English admitted into the first rank ? 

226.* 40. What difficult project did the Conqueror entertain? 

227.* 40. To effect this purpose, what means did he use, as 
regarded the schools ? 

228.* 40. What other means, did he use? 

229. 41. For what useful purpose, did William appoint com- 

missioners ? « 

230. 41. Is the record of the celebrated survey then made, 

still extant ? 

231. 41. What name is given to this record? 

232. 41. Where did William die? 

233.* 41. In what year of his reign, over England, did hie 
death occur? 

234. 41. In what year of his reign, over Normandy? 

235.* 41. How many sons, did he leave ? 

236.* 41. Do you remember their names ? 

237. 41. Who was the best historian of that age? 

238.* 41. Who succeeded William the Conqueror, on the 

throne of England? 

239. 41. Why was he surnaraed Rufus? 
240.* 41. Was William the eldest son? 
241.* 41. Who was the eldest? 



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242.* 4 1 . Why, did not Robert ascend the thrcne of England ^ 

243. 42. What character is given of the duke.** 

244 42. What is the character of the king.'' 

245.* 42. When did the Crusades commence.? 

246.* 43. Whence, was derived, the appellation of Crusaders 

247.* 43. What was their design? 

248. 43. In what manner, might they have better fulfilled the 

injunctions of the Christian religion? 

249. 43. In what year of his reign, and age, did William die? 

250. 43. What caused his death? 

251.* 44. What buildings, erected in England by William 
Rufus, still rem;iin? 

252.* 44. What other building was originally founded by him? 

253.* 44. But, by whom, and at what period, was erected the 
present superstructure of the Tower ? 

254.* 44. After the death of William Rufus, by whom was the 
throne occupied? 

255.* 44. In what year, did Henry become king ? 

256.* 44. What relation did he bear to Rufus? 

257. 44. Where was then his elder brother, Robert ? 

258. 44. By what fair appearances, did Hemy endeavour to 

secure the throne which he had usurped ? 

259. 44. Did Robert quietly submit to his brother's usurpation? 

260. 44. In what part of England, did he disembark his troops r 

261. 44. What accommodation ensued? 

262. 45. Who first infringed the treaty? 

263. 45. In what part of Normandy, did a severe battle occur. 

between the brothers? 

264. 45. What was the result ? 

265. 45. How long was Robert imprisoned? 

266. 45. Where was he confined? 
267.* 45. Where did Henry die? 
268.* 45, In what year of his reign.' 



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269.* 45. Whom did he leave, as heiress of his dominions? 

270.* 45. In point of mental attamments, and abilities in gene- 
ral, what character is given of Henry ? 

271.* 45. What name did he acquire, from his great progress 
in literature ? 

272.* 45. What improvement did Henry make, in the means 
of internal communication, by water ? 

273.* 45. To which city, did he grant its first charter? 

274.* 45. By what cause, was the nation disturbed, during his 
whole reign? 

275.* 46. Who got possession of the throne, mtended for 

Matilda? 

276.* 46. In what year, did Stephen usurp the throne? 
277.* 46. What relation did he bear, to the Conqueror? 

278. 46. What right or privilege did the barons require from 

Stephen? 

279. 46. With whom did they garrison their castles? 

280. 47. When did Matilda land in England? 

281. 47. Where did an engagement take place? 

282. 47. What was the result? 

283. 47. Where was Matilda, in consequence, crowned? 

284. 47. Did Matilda remain long on the throne ? 

285. 47. What was the result of the revolution which shortly 

followed ? 

286. 47. By whon:^, were some advantages gained over 

Stephen, which compelled him to listen to an 
accommodation ? 

287. 47. Mention the terms of the agreement. 

288. 47. Who were the historians of this period? 

289.* 47 How many inhabitants did London then contain ? 

29(J."* 47. What is mentioned, respecting the Saxon language, 
in England, at this period ^ 



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CHAPTER X 

Q. P. 
291.* 48. Who succeeded Stephen? 

292.* 48. In what year, did his successor begin to reign? 

293.* 48. In his person, what families were united.? 

294.* 48. Who was Henry the second's father? 

295.* 48. Of whet provinces was he master, in right of ms 
father? 

296.* 48. What province did he inherit from his mother •• 

291.* 48. What provinces did he obtain by his wife ? 

298.* 48. What province did he soon afterwards annex to his 
other states? 

299.* 48. What is the character given of Henry? 

300.* 48. What is said, as to the extent of his dominion ? 

301.* 49. Who was the most remarkable personage, in the 
contentions between the king and the ecclesiastics? 

302.* 49. To what exalted dignities, did he raise himself? 

303. 50. To impose upon the vulgar, what rigid mortification 

of his person, and what humiliation, did Becket 
practise ? 

304. 51. At what place, did Henry convene a council of the 

nobility and prelates ? 

305. 51. Did Becket subscribe to the Constitutions of Claren- 

don ? 

306. 51. Did he, in his future conduct, conform to them ? 
307.* 52. What was the manner of Becket's death? 
308.* 52. Where, and by whom, was he assassinated? 
309. 51. In what year? 

310.* 52. Was Henry accessory to his murder ? 

311.* 52. What honour was conferred on Becket, after his 
death ? 

312.* 52. Which is the most important event in Henry's 
reign ? 

313. 53. Wh U names were anciently given to Ireland? 

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314. 53. What was it called by CsBsar? 

315. 53. What is the probable reason of his so naming it? 

316.* 53. What was the ancient language of Ireland? 

317.* 53. By what proportion, and what classes, of the inhab- 
itants of Ireland, is the Gaelic still used? 

318.* 53. In which neighbouring countries, are dialects of that 
tongue still very connnon ? 

319.* 53. How many principal sovereignties, were, at that 
time, in Ireland? 

320.* 53. Name them. 

321. 54. Which of the Irish sovereigns, after being expelled 

from the country, had recourse to Henry, for 
assistance ? 

322. 54. What proposal did he make to Henry? 

323. 54. By whom, had Henry's attempts upon Ireland pre- 

viously been sanctioned ? 

324.* 54. Under whose command, did the first party of the 
British invade Ireland ? 

325. 54. Where did he land? 

326.* 54. In what year? 

327.* 54. Who was the most renowned of all the invaders 
that followed him? 

528. 54. Where did he land ? 

329. 54. What town did he carry by assault? 

330.* 54. Who soon afterwards arrived, with a numerous body ? 

331.* 54. To what causes, is attributed the easy victory over 
the Irish? 

332.* 55. In what year of his age, did Henry die ? 

333.* 55. In what year of his reign? 

334. 55. How was his life shortened ? 

335.* 55. Which of his sons survived him ? 

336. 55. Who was the most industrious writer of Henrv*s 
reign ? 

337.* 55. Who succeeded Henry the second ? 

330.* 55. Who was Richards father? 



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339.* 55. In what year, did he ascend the throne .' 

340.* 55 What is said of his character ? 

341.* 55. Do you remember the appellation given to hun' 

342.* 55. Why was the surname bestowed upon him i* 

343.* 55. What renowned emperor did Richard defeat, 'n 
Palestine ? 

344. 55. What happened to Richard, in his return home? 

345. 55. To whom, for a sum of money, did Leopold assign 

Richard ? 

346. 56. How was he liberated? 

347. 56. What other cause had he, of unhappiness ? 

348. 56. What caused Richard's death? 

349. 56. In what year of his reign, did Richard die? 

350. 56. In what year of his age ? 

351.* 56 Where were coats of arms first invented? 

352.* 56. For what purpose, were they used? 

353.* 56. By whom, were they introduced into England? 

354.* 56. By whom, was Richard the first succeeded ? 

355.* 56. In what year, did John ascend the throne? 

356. 59. From what cause, arose his controversy with the 
pope ? 

357.* 59. What punishment did the pope inflict upon England 
in order to assert his claims in ecclesiastical elec 
tions ? 

358.* 59. Of what was the nation deprived, by the Interdict ' 

359 60. Besides excommunication, what other punishments 
did the pope inflict upon John ? 

360. 60. To what mortifying condition, did John at length 

submit ? 

361.* 61. When John had disgusted all orders of me-n by hia 
atrocities and tyranny, and the barons had deter- 
mined to defend themselves, whom did they choose 
for their general ? 

362.* 61. At what place, was a conference held, between the 
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363.* 61. When did this conference take place? 

364.* 61. By what title, is known the famous contract or deed 
signed by John? 

365.* 61. What was granted or secured by Magna Charta? 

366 * 62. How long did the disgraceful reign of John continue? 

367.* 62. How many legitimate sons did he leave, and wliat 
^ were their names ? 

368. 62. What was their respective ages ? 

369.* 62 What great bridge was finished in this reign? 

370.* 62. Who succeeded John? 

371.* 62. In what year, d.d Henry the third ascend the 

throne ? 

372.* 64. Whom, did the imprudent and illegal measures of 
the government induce to attempt a revolution? 

373.* 65. What advantage, to the people, was gained by tlie 
extensive reform, to which that nobleman com- 
pelled the king to agree? 

374.* 65. How long did Henry the third reign? 

375.* 65. How many sons did he leave? 

376 * 65. Mention their names. 

377.* 65. Of which branch of the legislature, is this reign 
considered as the epoch ? 

378.* 65. What manufacture was then introduced into Eng- 
land? 

379.* 65. Was flax then cultivated in England? 

380.'' 65. What article of fuel was, in this reign, dug up, fo? 
the first time, in England? 

381.* 65. Who was, at that period, the greatest luminary of 
science in the whole world? 

382. 66. Who were the other distinguished scholars? 

S83. 66. What oflice did Bracton fill? 

384. 66. What book did he write? 

385. 66. What is the character of that book? 
?S6 * 66. Who succeeded Henry HI. ? 



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387 66. Where was Edward, when he heard of his father's 
death ? 

388. 66. What reply did Edward make, to the king of Sicily, 

on this monarch's expressing his surprise that Ed- 
ward was much less affected by the intelligence 
of his son's, than of his father's, death? 

389. 67. Which religious sect, felt the overwhelmmg effects 

of Edward's oppression? 

390.* 67 What contiguous country did Edward subject? 

391. 67. Who was then prince of that country? 

392. 67. What cause of complaint had Edward now against 

the Welsh prince ? 

393.* 67. In what year, did Edward subdue Wales? 

394.* 69. Who was, about this period, queen of Scotland? 

395.* 69. In what year, did Margaret succeed her father 
Alexander ? 

396. 69. What ambitious projects was Edv/ard, by this event, 

incited to form? 

397. 69. By what cause, were the king's intentions defeated? 

398.* 69. After her death, who were the principal claimants 
of the Scottish crown ? 

399.* 69. To whom, did the parliament of Scotland refer the 
dispute •* 

400.* 69. In whose favour, did Edward give the award? 

401.* 69. Did John receive an independent crown? 

402. 69. What was the consequence of Edward's injustice? 

403. 70. What was the fate of Baliol? 

404.* 70. Do you remember the name of the celebrated Scotch 
hero, who brought about the deliverance of hia 
country ? 

405.* 70. In what year, did he rouse the chieftains to resist- 
ance ? 

406.* 70. When they had broken the British bonds, on whoro 
did they place the crown of Scotland ? 

407. 70. Where did Edward die? 

^08. 70. Whither was be thf*n proceeding.? 



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409. 70. What injunction did he lay upon his son.? 

410. 70. In wliat year of his age, did Edward die? 

411. 70. In what year of his reign ? 

412.* 70. What title has Edward gained, by his great talents 
as a legislator ? 

413.* 70. Who succeeded Edward I..? 

414.* 70. In what year, did his son ascend the throne ? 

415.* 71. By what indiscretion, did Edward II. forfeit the es- 
teem of his subjects? 

416. 71. Whom did he first select, as a companion in his 

frivolous pursuits? 

417. 71. What was the fate of Gavaston? 

418. 71. Who was the next favourite? 

419.* 71. With whom, did Edward's queen conspire, against 
the administration of the Spensers ? 

420.* 71. What was the result of their combination ? 

421.* 71. What measure did the queen pursue, with respect to 

the king ? 

422.* 71. What happened to him, soon after this humiliation? 

423.* 71. What celebrated battle was fought, in the sixth year 
of this reign? 

424.* 71. In what country, is Bannockburn? 

425.* 71. Who commanded the English forces ? 

426.* 71. Who commanded the Scottish army"* 

427.* 71. Which party was victorious ? 

428 * 72. Who succeeded Edward II. on the throne of England? 

429 * 72. In what year, did Edward III. ascend the throne? 

430. 72. By whom, was England invaded, in the beginning 

of this reign ? 

431. 72 Do you remember the names of the generals, select- 

ed by the Scottish prince ? 

432 72. Who appeared at the head of the English forces, 
sent to oppose them? 

<^3, 73 What sort of equipage had each of the Scottish 
light-armed cavalry ^ 



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434. 73. Mention his mode of cookery. 

435. 73. Which of the Scottish leaders entered the English 

camp, in the night, with a design of killing or 
carrying ofl* the king? 

436. 73. What movement did the enemy soon afterwards 

make ? 

437. 73. What was the fa.te of the mfamous Mortimer ? 

438.* 74. To what foreign crown, did Edward III. assert that 
he ha.d a right to succeed ? 

439. 74. Through whom, did he claun the right? 

440. 74. Why was his claim not justly grounded ? 
441.* 76. In what country is Crecy? 

442.* 76. In what year, was a great battle fought there? 

443.* 76. Who was at the head of the English army? 

444.* 76. Who headed the French? 

445. 76. What was the number of men in the English army? 

446. 76. What was the number of men in the French army ? 

447. 76. On which of his sons, did the king of England con- 

fer knighthood, before the battle ? 

448. 76. By which title, is this prince most commonly known' 

449. 76. Why was he so named? 

450. 77. How many crowned heads were in the field, on the 

side of the French monarch ? 

451. 77. Do you recollect their respective titles? 

452.* 78. Which side was victorious, the English or the 
French ? 

453. 78. How many men were killed, on the side of France? 

454. 78. Which of the kings were left dead on the field? 

455. 78. What were the crest and motto of the king of Bo 

hernia ? 

456. 78. By whom were these adopted? 

457. 78. How many men did the English lose? 

458,* 78. Before the conclusion of a truce with France, which 
town did Edward capture, after a very celebrated 
siege ? 



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459.* 78. Do you remember what destructive en^e of war 
was used, for the first time in Europe, at Crecy ? 

460.* 78. Wliich party enjoyed this advantage.^ 

461.* 79. By whom, was gained the celebrated victory of 
Poictiers? 

462. 79. How many men did the prince command in that battle? 

463. 79. How many had the enemy ? 

464.* 79. What eminent person is mentioned, as having been 
left a captive with the prince ? 

465.* 79. Whom did the French king meet in London, as a 
companion of his misfortunes ? 

466.* 79. On what terms, did the king of France obtain hia 
hberty ? 

467.* 79. What other agreement was then made ? 

468.* 79. In what year, did the Black Prince die? 

469. 79. In what year of his age** 

470.* 79. Mention the character given of him. 

471.* 79. In what year of hii, age, did his father, Edward III 
die? 

472.* 79. In what year of his reign? 

473.* 79. What honourable order was instituted by this prince? 

474.* 79. What magnificent castle did he build? 

475. 79. What relief for the poor now began? 

476. 79. What manufacture was promoted? 

477. 79. By what means? 

478.* 79. What badge of conquest was at this time abolished 
in England? 

479.* 40. In whose reign, had the use of the French language, 
in pleadings and public deeds, been introduced in 
England? 

480 * 79. Do you remember the name of a celebrated poet, 

who flourisned in the time of Edward? 

48 1 * 80 By whom, was Edward the third succeeded? 
482.^ 80. When did Richard ascend the throne ? 

403 80. At what ag«? 



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484. 80. Who was his father.' 

485 80. By whom, was he assisted in the government? 

486. 80. What is the most remarkable event in this reign? 

487.* 80. From what cause, did it proceed? 

488."* 80. Mention the names assumed by the most daring 
leaders of the populace 

489.* 80. By the rivalship of which two martial families, was 
the tranquUUty of the northern borders now dis- 
turbed ? 

490. 80. By what surname, is Percy in general known? 

491.* 8 1 . To what country, was Richard obliged to go, to quell 
insurrections ? 

492.* 81. By whom, was he dethroned? 

493.* 81. Whose son was the duke of Lancaster? 

494.* 81. What produced the insurrection that caused Rich- 
ard's dethronement? 

495. 81. Where was the deposed monarch immured? 

496. 81 . What is said further concerning him? 
497.* 82. Did he leave any posterity? 

498.* 81. What celebrated religious reformer died in this reign? 
499.* 81. In what vear, did he die? 



CHAPTER XI. 

500.* 82. In what year, did Henry the fourth ascend the 
throne ? 

501.* 82. What relationship existed between him and the late 
king, Richard? 

602.* 84. What military order was now founded <* 

503. 83. In what year of his age did Henry die? 

604. 83. In what year of his reign ? 

505.* 84. Who ascended the throne after Henry IV. ? 

506.* 84. What relationship subsisted between the present 
and the last king? 



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507. 84. Do you remember the name of the ju<5ge, whom 
Henry, when prince of Wales, had insulted on 
his tribunal ? 



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508. 84. In what manner, did that judge punish Henry? 

509. 85. Did Henry, after ascending the throne, resent the 

conduct of the chief-justice? 

610. 85. What instructions did the young king give to his fa- 
ther's ministers, and the noble spirited Gascoigiie? 

611.* 85. What injunction had the late king most emphatically 
laid upon his son ? 

612. 85. Who was, at this time, king of France ? 

613. 85. By what calamity, was he afflicted? 

614.* 86. Having determined to invade France, at what port 
m that country did Henry land? 

615. 86. What was the amount of his army? 

516. 86. Of what description, were his soldiers ? 

517. 86. What town did Henry take by storm? 

518. 86. How did he treat the garrison? 

519. 86. Why did Henry put all the garrison to death ^ 

520. 86. By what causes, was the English army severely 

wasted ? 

621.* 86. Where was Henry surprised to see a French army 
drawn up to oppose him ? 

622.* 86. What was the number of the French? 

523.* 86. How many times more in number were they, than 

the English army ? 

624.* 86. To the situation of what former princes, was that of 

Henry similar ? 

625.* 86. Which party was victorious? 

526.* 86. How many of the French were killed '' 

527 86. How many were taken prisoners ? 

628. 86. What proportion did the French prisoners and killed 
bear to their entire army? 

52-9.* 86. How many of the English were slain? 

630. 86. What prevented all the European princes, in those 



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days, from prosecuting a war with uninterrupted 

vigour ? 

531.* 86. To what was Henry, through necessity, compelled .^ 

532,* 87. After Henry had landed a second time in France, 
what were the principal terms of the treaty con- 
cluded by him at Troye ? 

533.* 87. To whom, was he, in a few days afterwards, married? 

534. 87. By what deliberative body, was the treaty of Troye 
ratified ? 

535.* 87. What happy event occurred to Henry, in the year 

1422? 

536.* 87. By what cause, was the earthly glory of the con- 
queror stopped short ? 

637.* 88. In what year of his age, did he die ? 

538.* 88. In what year of his rei^n ? 

539. 88. To whom, did he leave the regency of France.^ 

640. 88. To whom, did he leave the regency of England? 

541.* 88. Whom did Henry's widow marry? 

542. 88. In what way, did the doubtful or bad title of the 
princes of the house of Lancaster, become advan- 
tageous to the state ? 

543.* 89. By whom, was Henry V. succeeded? 

544.* 89. In what year, did heTiecome king? 

545.* 89. By what circumstance, was a war again excited in 
France? 

546.* 89. Where was it supposed that the French would 
make the last stand, for the independence of their 
country ? 

547.* 90. Do you remember the name of the extraordinary 
female, by whose means the garrison of Orleans 
was supplied with provisions, and the siege raised ? 

548.* 90. In what year, did this occur? 

649. . 90. In what employment, had she lived ? 

550.* 92. By what name, is this celebrated woman generally 
known? 

551.* 02. By what atrocious act of barbarism, was the amiable 
character of the duke of Bedford sullied? 



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552.* 92. When were the English finally subdued in France? 

553. 92. By whom, was Henry's title to the British crown 
disputed ? 

654. 93. From whom, was his rival descended? 

555. 93. From whom, did the king derive his descent? 

556. 93. Who had the best title to the crown, — the duke of 

York or the reigning monarch ? 

557. 93. By what celebrated nobleman, was the duke seconded? 

558. 93. Where was the first blood spilled, in that fatai 

quarrel? 

559. 93. In what year? 

560. 93. Which party gained the advantage? 

561. 93. Where was the duke of York afterwards killed, 

and his army defeated? 

562. 93. By whom, were the afiairs of the Yorkists soon 

retrieved? 

563. 93. Under what title, was the victor called to the throne? 

564. 94. Who was the historian employed by Henry VI. ? 



CHAPTER XII 

565.* 94. Who succeeded Henry VI.? 

566.* 94. In what year, did Edward succeed him? 

667.* 94. Of which family, was Edward; of Lancaster or 
York? 

668.* 95. By what symbol, were the adherents of the house 
of Lancaster known? * 

569.* 95. How were the adherents of the house of York dis- 
tinguished ? 

570.* 96 By whose agency, was Edward for some time de- 
throned? 

671.* 93 By what additional title, is the earl of Warwick 
known ? 

672. 97. Do you remember the singular mode, by which the 



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king's brother, the duke of Clarence, was put t» 

death "* 

b73.'* 97. In what year of his reign, did Edward IV. die? 

574.* 97. How many sons did he leave, and what were their 
names ? 

675.* 97. When was the modern art of Printing introduced 
into England? 

576.* 97. By whom? 

677.* 98. How long had it been invented, before its introduc- 
tion into England? 

578.* 98. Who succeeded Edward IV. ? 

579.* 98. In what year, did Edward V. begin his reign? 

580.* 98. In what year of his age? 

581.* 98. Whom had the young king's father desired to be 
invested with the regency, during the minority of 
his son ? 

582.* 98. What relation did the duke bear to the young king? 

583.* 98. What determination did he soon form? 

584.* 98. What was the fate of Edward and his brother? 

585.* 99. By what title, is the duke of Gloucester known, as 
king of England? 

586.* 99. In what year, did he assume the sceptre? 

587.* 99. By whom, was he dethroned? 

588.* 99. From whom, was the earl of Richmond descended.^ 

589.* 99. Where did he land? 

$90.* 99. Where did the rivals meet in battle? 

591.* 100. Which army was defeated? 

'i92.* 100. What was Richard's own fate? 

593.* 100. By what title, did the earl of Riclunond ascend tha 

throne ? 

594.* 100. In what year? 

595.* 100. Was he the true heir of the crown? 

596.* 100. Wlio was now heir of the family of York, and con- 
sidered as the true heir? 

597* 100. Whom did Henry marry? 

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598.* 100. Do you recollect the name of the youth, who was 
instructed to personate Edward Plantagenet, earl 
of Warwick ? 

599.* 100. Whose son was this earl of Warwick? 

600.* 100. Whose nephew was he? 

601.* 101. By what female, was this impostor encouraged? 

602.* 101. Where was Simnel's party defeated, and himself 
taken prisoner ? 

603.* 101. How was he afterwards treated? 

604.* 102. Who was taught to personate the duke of York, one 
of the young princes murdered by order of Richard 
III.? 

605. 102. By whom was he encouraged, in this imposture? 

606.* 102. To whom was the duke of York related? 

607.* 104. After Perkin had surrendered to the king, what 
measure was found necessary with regard to him 

608.* 104. How long did Henry VH. reign? 

609.* 104. What character is given of him? 

610.* 104. What celebrated voyage was accomplished in this 
reign, by a foreign navigator ? 

611.* 104. What was that navigator's name "* 

612.* 104. Of what country was he a native? 

613.* 104. In what year, did he accomplish his design? 

614.* 105. By whom was Newfoundland discovered? 

615.* 105. In what year? 

616.* 105. Who succeeded Henry VII.? 

617. 106. What two persons suffered death, for their rapacity 
in the preceding reign ? 

618,^ 106. To whom was Henry first married ? 

619.* 106. Whose wife had Catherine before been ? 

620.* 106. Mention the name of the able minister employed by 
Henry. 

621 106 Where was this extraordinary man born ? 

©22.* 107. After Wolsey had been promoted to the see of liiu 
coin, to what higher office in the church was he 
advanced by the king ? 



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623.* 107. To what still greater dignities, was he raised by the 
pope ? 

624.* 108. Who was, about this time, the great promoter of 
what is called the Reformation? 

625. 108. What was his vocation? 

626.* 108. What is the origm of the term protestant? 

627.* 108. What title did the pope confer upon Henry, for liis 
arguments against Luther ? 

628.* 109. After Henry's divorce from Catherine, whom did h» 
marry ? 

629.* 109. Why did he remove Cardinal Wolsey from the 

office of chancellor? 
630.* 109. Whom did the king appoint chancellor, in the place 

of Wolsey? 

631.* 109. Where did the cardinal die? 

632.* 109. What exclamation did he make on his death-bed? 

633.* 110. Mention the names of the two eminent men, who 
were executed, for refusing to acknowledge Hen- 
ry's supremacy in the church. 

634.* 110. When the king's passion for Anne Boleyn had abated, 
who was the next object of his impure love? 

635.* 110. Does it appear that Anne was innocent of the scan- 
dalous charges made against her ? 

636. 111. What sentence was pronounced against her? 

637.* 111. How was she put to death? 

638.* 111. What is the best evidence, that can now be offered, 
to establish her innocence ? 

639.* 112. After the death of Jane, whom did the king ma^ry? 

640* 112. Besides the disgust entertained by Henry towards 
Anne of Cleves, what other passion induced hnn 
to have himself divorced from her ? 

641.* 112. What was Catherine Howard's fate? 

642.* 112. Does she bear a good, or a bad character? 

643. 112. How long had she been married to the kmg? 

644.* 112. How many wives had Henry now beheaded, or lost;, 

645-* 113. Did he marry again? 



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646.* 113. Whom did he marry? 

647.* 113. In what year of his reign, did Henry die.? 

648.* 113. In what year of his age? 

649.* 113. Who founded, in Oxford, the first chair for teaching 

Greek? 

650.* 114. By whom, was Henry VIII. succeeded? 

651.* 114. Who was Edward's mother? 

652.* 114. Who was chosen protector? 

653.* 114. What relationship subsisted between Hertford and 
the king? 

654.* 114. Of what religion, was Edward? 

655.* 1 14. What form of worship was now established through- 
out the kingdom? 

656.* 114. What prelate is mentioned, as a sincere promoter 
of the Reformation? 

657.* 114. Who was opposed to him? 

658.* 115. Do you remember the name of the nobleman, who, 
by his intrigues, obtained the duke of Somerset's 
office, and caused him to be beheaded? 

659.* 115. Whose son was he? 

660.* 115. What was the name of his fourth son? 

661.* 116. To whom, did Northumberland marry him? 

662.* 115. From whom, was lady Jane Gray descended? 

663.* 116. What change, relating to the crown, did Northum- 
berland, by his artifices, induce young Edward to 
make ? 

664.* 116. What had given Jane fair pretensions to the crown? 

665.* 116. In what year of his age, did Edward die ? 

666.* 116. In what year of his reign? 

667.* 116. What character is given of him ? 

668.* 116. Who ascended the throne of England, after Ed- 
ward VI. ? 

669.* 116. In what year, did Mary become queen? 

BIO.* 110. Who were her parents? 

671.* 117 How long did lady Jane Gray wear the crown? 



672* 117. What sentence was pronounced, against lady Jane 
and her husband ? 

673. 117. What was the fate of lord Guildford's father? 

674.* 117 What are said to have been the strongest passions 
of tile queen's mind ? 

675.* 117 What form of worship did she establish throughout 

the kingdom ? 
676.* 117. W^hich bishop was distinguished for intolerance? 

677.* 117. Which bishop was conspicuous amongst the pre- 
lates who suffered martyrdom ? 

678.* 118. Whom did the queen marry? 

679.* 118. What is her husband's character ? 

680.* 118. How was the public feeling displayed? 

681.* 118. What persons were, in consequence, taken to the 
scaffold? 

682.* 118. In what year of her reign, did Mary die? 

683* 118. In what year of her age? 

684.* 118. What eminent man expired on the same day? 

685. 118. What is said respecting the dwellings of persons of 

considerable estate in England, about this time ? 

686. 118. What is said of their fifes? 

687 118. On what sort of beds, did the people sleep? 

688. 118. Of what material, was ahnost all their domestic 
utensils ? 

689.* 119. Who succeeded Mary on the English throne •* 

690.* 119. Who were her successor's parents? 

691.* 119. In what year, did she commence her reign r 

692.* 119. Who were her principal ministers ? 

693.* 119 What religion was re-established in England, in tne 
commencement of her reign? 

694.* 119. In what manner, did Elizabeth sway the sceptre ^ 

695.* 120 Who was the lineal heiress of the crown, af).^i 
Ehzabeth? } 

696.* 120 From whom, was she descended? 
697.* 120. To whom, was she at this time married? 



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698.* 120. What induced her to return to Scotland ? 

699.* 122. To whom was she a second time married.' 

700.* 122. From what cause, did she concei\e an incurable 
antipathy towards Darnley? 

701.* 122. To whom, did Mary now attach herself .? 

702.* 122. What was the fate of her husband? 

703.* 122. Who are supposed to have been the perpetrators of 
his murder? 

704.* 122. To whom, was Mary, in less than three months 
afterwards, married? 

705.* 122. Was Mary suffered to remain undisturbed, after this 
great atrocity ? 

706.* 122. Who was proclaimed king of Scotland'' 

707.* 122. Under what title, was he proclaimed? 

708.* 122. Into what country, did Mary escape? 

709.* 122. How was she treated in England? 

710.* 122. Upon what charge, was she condemned and beheaded/ 

711.* 123. At what place, was she executed? 

712.* 123. In what year of her age? 

713.* 123. In what year of her captivity in England ^ 

714.* 124. What continental monarch now meditated the in- 
vasion and entire conquest of England? 

715.* 124. Upon what pretensions, did he found his claim to the 
English crown? 

716.* 124. By what name, is known the famous fleet and arma- 
ment, destined for the conquest of England? 

717. 124. Of how many vessels, did it consist? 

718. 124. Who was admiral of the English fleet !* 

719. 124. What renowned seamen commanded under him ? 
720.* 125. Was the Armada successful? 

721.* 124. In what year, was that invasion attempted? 

722.* 125. After the death of the earl of Leicester, who oc- 
cupied his place in the queen's affections ? 

723.* 125. What caused her new favourite to attempt the 
overthrow of the government ? 



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724.* 125. How was ho punished? 

725.* 125. What effect did his death produce upon the queen^ 

726.* 126. In what year of her age, did she die? 

727.* 126. In what year of her reign? 

728.* 126. What great seminary of letters did Ehzabeth found? 

729.* 126. What was the population of England, at this time? 

730. 127. By whom, were made several unsuccessful attempts, 

to establish a colony m Virgmia ? 

731. 127. What plant, now of very extensive use, was brought 

into England, from Virginia? 

732. 127. By whom, was it rendered fashionable ? 

733.* 127. What valuable article of food was brought into 
Ireland, by sir John Hawkins? 

734.* 127. In what year did he introduce it; and from what 
country? 

735.* 127. What two celebrated poets had Elizabeth the hon- 
our of patronizing? 



CHAPTER XIII. 

736.* 127. By whom was Ehzabeth succeeded? 

737.* 127. In what year, did James ascend the throne of Eng 
land? 

738.* 127. Of what country, had he before been king? 

739.* 127. Under what title? 

740.* 127. What was the name and title of his father? 

741.* 127. What was the name and title of his mother ? 

742.* 127. From what king of England was he descended.' 

743. 128. Who was always regarded as the prime minister of 
James ? 

744.* 128. Do you remember the name of the famous individual, 
who was accused of conspiring to place lady Ara 
bella Stuart on the throne ? 



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743.* 128. What sentence was, in consequence, passed upon 
him? 

746. 128. Was he immediately executed.^ 

747. 132. For what act, was he afterwards executed, under bia 

former sentence .'' 

748. 132. In what part of the world, was the town, which he 

seized and set on fire."* 

749. 132. Through what pretence, had he gone to that country^ 

750. 131. How long had he been confined in the Tower? 

751. 131. During his confinement, in what work was he en 

gaged? 

752.* 132. In what year, was he executed? 

753.* 128. Do you recollect in what year the Gunpowder Plot 
was formed? 

754.* 128. What was the design of this plot? * 

755. 128. Who were its projectors? 

756. 128. Whom did they intend to destroy r 

757. 129. By what means, was the destruction to be accom- 

plished ? 

758. 129. What foreign ofiicer had the conspirators engaged. 

to effect this ? 

759. 129. Did they succeed in their purpose? 

760. 129. Is it just, to involve the Roman Catholic body in this 

horrid plot ? 

761. 130. Who was the first favourite of James? 

762. 130. What titles did James bestow upon him? 

763. 131. After Carr was, in consequence of liis crimes, dis- 

graced, on whom did he next lavish his favours' 

764. 131. By what title, is Villiers known, as a duke ? 
765.* 132. In what year, did James die? 

766. 132. In what year of his age? 

767. 132. In what year of his reign over England? 

768.* 132. What was the name of his son'* 

769 * 132. What great religious work was begun and finished, 
tJirough the desire and patronage of James ? 



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770. 133. Who was, in this reign, the most active promoter of 
the colonies? 

771,* 133. Which is the most ancient English establishment in 
America? 

772.* 133. In what part of America is Jamestown? 

773.* 133. When was it founded? 

774.* 133 Which is the most ancient permanent establish- 
ment in New England ? 

775.* 133. When was New-Plymouth foimded? 

776.* 134. What highly eminent dramatic writer flourished in 
the reign of James? 

777.* 134. Who also were conspicuous for their comic talents? 

778.* 134. Who was the most correct historian of this age? 

779.* 134. Who was the most distinguished lawyer? 

780.* 134. Who were the most distinguished in mathematics? 

781.* 134. Who is the inventor of logarithms ? 

782.* 134. Who discovered the circulation of the blood? 

783.* 134. In what year, was made this most important dis- 
covery in physics ? 

784. 134. What title of honour did Jameb originate ? 

785.* 135. Who next reigned in England, after the first James? 

786.* 135. In what year, did his successor ascend the throne? 

787. 135. What princess did Charles marry? 

788.* 136. What was the chief cause of his disputes with the 
parliament ? 

789.* 137. What was the tenor of the sermons, preached by 
the king's order? 

790.* 137. What punishment was inflicted, on those who re- 
fused to lend their money ? 

791.* 137. How many gentlemen had sufiicient spirit to de 
mand enlargement? 

792.* 137. Which of these patriotic individuals, brought the 
disputed question to a solemn argument, in a court 
of law ? 

793. 137. By whom, was the country plunged into a war "A^ith 
France, in the year 1627? 
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794. 137. Under what pretence, did the duke make an attack 

upon the Isle of Rhe? 

795 138. Was he successful? 

796. 139. To which seaport did Buckingham repair, in the fol- 

lowing year, for the purpose of preparing another 
expedition against France ? 

797. 139. What befel him there ? 

798. 139. What had incited the assassin to this horrid deed? 

799.* 140. By what act, did Charles raise the people of Scot- 
land in rebellion against him? 

800. 141. Who was their chief leader ? 

801. 141. Do you remember the title of the nobleman, who 

was attainted by parliament, and whose warrant 
of execution was reluctantly signed by the king ^ 

802.* 142 In what year, in this reign, did a formidable rebel- 
lion break out in Ireland ? 

803.* 143. After the king, dreading the tumults in the city, haJ 
retired to Hampton Court, what measures were 
taken by the parliament ? 

804. 143. To what country, did he send the queen? 

805. 143. What munitions of war did she bring back with her 

to England ? 

806.* 143. Where did Charles first erect his standard? 

807.* 143. In what year? 

808.* 144. By whom, was the parliamentary army at first com 
manded ? 

809. 144. Who were intrusted with the navy? 

810.* 144. On which of the commanders, did the events of the 
war finally depend ? 

811.* 144. Where were the royalists irretrievably beaten ? 

812.* 145. .After the parliament had acquired the ascendance, 
did harmony continue in their meetings ? 

813.* 145. What new party arose, upon the ruins of the old? 

814.=* 145. At what, did they aim? 

815.* 145. Who were their principal leaders ? 

816.* 145. On whom, did the command of the army now devolve' 



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817.* 145. By whom, was that ofBcer, for a long time, entirely 
governed? 

818.* 146. Which house of parliament, the lords or the com- 
mons, appointed a High Court of Justice, to try 
Charles for levying war against them? 

819.* 146. Was their vote assented to, or rejected, by the lords? 

820.* 146. Where did the court sit? 

821.* 146. Which two officers of the army are particularly 
named, as having been members of that court? 

822. 146. Who was the president? 

823.* 146. Where was the scaffold erected, upon which Charles 
was beheaded? 

824.* 146. Inv.'hat year? 

825.* 147. In what year of his age, was he beheaded? 

826.* 147. In what year of his reign? 

827.* 147. How many sons did Charles leave? 

828.* 147. What are their names? 

829. 147. Do you remember the name of an eminent prelate, 
who flourished at this time ? 

830.* 147. When was the commencement of the English Com- 
monwealth ? 

831.* 149. By how many parties, had the ascendency been con- 
tended for, in Ireland? 

832.* 149. Name them. 

833.* 149. Who was then lord lieutenant of Ireland ? 

834.* 149. To which party, had he, by the direction of Charles, 
surrendered all the garrisons in Ireland ? 

835. 149. What towns were afterwards taken from the parlia- 
ment, by the Irish and the royalists? 

636.* 149. In this situation of affairs, who was appointed lieu- 
tenant, or chief governor, of Ireland ? 

837. 149. Which town dfffhe first enter by assault? 

838. 149. By how many men, was it garrisoned? 

839. 149. In what manner, did he treat the garrison? 

840. 149. What other town in Ireland, with its defenders, 

experienced a similar fate ? 



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841.* 149. Into whose hands, had fallen the whole authority in 
Scotland? 

842.* 149. Were they friendly, or opposed, to the royal in- 
terests ? 

843.* 149. How were they inclined, as regarded the Indepen- 
dents ? 

844. 149. What measure did they therefore adopt? 

845. 149. On what condition, did they proclaim the prmce 

Wales? 

846. 141. What do you mean by the Covenant ? 

847. 149 Where had Charles been residing? 

848. 149. Had he been in affluent and happy circumstances? 

849.* 150. When Fairfax had resigned his commission, who 
was appointed commander of all the forces in 
England ? 

850.* 150. Where did Cromwell defeat the Scottish army? 

851.* 150. Whom did he leave, to complete the subjection of 
Scotland ? 

852. 150. After the overthrow of his Scottish friends, at what 
port on the continent did Charles arrive? 

853.* 152. When Cromwell became chief-magistrate of Great 
Britain, under what title did he hold that office ? 

854.* 152. After the Dutch had been compelled to sue for 
peace, what other nation felt the vigour of the 
English arms ? 

855.* 152. What large island, in the West Indies, was taken 
from the Spaniards ? 

856.* 152. By what admirals, was it taken? 

857.* 152. In what year? 

858.* 152. When did Cromwell die? j 

859.* 152. In what year of his age ? \ 

860.* 152. In what year of his protectorship? 

861.* 152. Who was appointed to succeed him ? 

862.* 152 Who was then governor of Ireland? 

863.* 152 Who supported Richard Cromwell's authority in 
Scotland <* 



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b64.* 152. Was the new protector qualified to uphold the crazy 
grandeur of his father? 

865.* 152. Did he long hold his office? 

866.* 133. By whose agency, was the nation relieved from its 
state of anarchy ? 

867.* 153. Who was in consequence proclaimed king? 

868.* 153. How long had the Commonwealth subsisted? 

869.* 153. What religious society was instituted durmg the 
commonwealth ? 

870.* 153. Who were the poets of that age? 

871.* 153. What great poem was written by Milton? 

872.* 153. What employment did he exercise under Cromwell? 



CHAPTER XIV. 

873.* 154. In what year, did Charles II. ascend the throne? 

874.* 154. By what title, is distinguished the epoch of his being 
placed on the throne ? 

875.* 154. Who was the father of Charles II. ? 

876.* 154. What title of honour did Charles confer on general 
Monk ? 

877.* 154. Whom did he appoint prime minister? 

878 * 156. What American colony did Charles seize from the 
Dutch ? 

879.* 156. By what names, is that colony since known? 

880.* 156. In what year, was that seizure made? 

881.* 156. When did a dreadful plague occur in London? 

882. 156. How many inhabitants were, in one year, swept off 

by this distemper? 

883.* 156. By what signal calamity was the plague succeeded'' 

884. 156. How many streets did it consume ? 

v85. 156. In these, how many houses were comprised? 

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886.* 156. In what way, did that great fire prove beneficial to 
London? 

C87. 157. The peace of Breda having given dissatisfaction co 
the people and the parliament, what minister was 
exiled to appease them ? 

888. 157. What country did he select for his place of exile ? 

889. 157. What literary work did he there compose? 

890.* 157. When Charles had excluded all the virtuous states- 
men from the administration, to what five persona 
were the national affairs intrusted ? 

891.* 157. By what appellation, are they known? 

892.* 157. Why was this title given to them? 

893. 158. Who were the most infamous of the atrocious in- 
formers brought forward by the plot of 1 678 ? 

894.* 161. By what names, did the country and the court party 
begin to be distinguished in parliament, about the 
year 1681? 

895. 161. What two parties of ancient Rome, did the whiga 
and the tories respectively resemble ? 

896.* 161. In the latter part of his reign, in what manner did 
Charles conduct the government ? 

897.* 161. When was there formed a regular project of insur- 
rection ? 

S98.* 161. Do you remember the names of the coimcil of six, 
by whom it was directed ? 

899.* 161. Of whom, was Hambden a grandson? 

900.* 161. Of what form of government, were Essex and Syd- 
ney advocates ? 

901.* 161. At what, did Russel and Hambden aim ? 

902.* 158. Of what religion, was the duke of York ^ 

903.* 161. What is said of lord Howard? 

904.* 162. What was the design of Monmouth? 

905.* 161. Whose son was Monmouth? 

90fi.* 161. Of what church, was he a member? 

907.* 162. Notwithstanding their discordance, what feeling 
united them into one party? 



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908. 162. By what title, were known the meeting of an infe- 
rior order of conspirators, through the treachery 
of some of whom, intelhgence of the conspiracy 
was given to the government ? 

909.* 162. Which of the council of six suffered death? 

910.* 162. What unjust and inhuman judge presided at their 

trial? 
911.* 162. In what year, did Charles II. die? 
912.* 162. In what year of his reign? 

913.* 162. Of what religious faith, did he make profession, on 
his death-bed? 

914. 162. Do you recollect the name of the person, who 
attempted to carry off the crown and other regalia, 
from the Tower? 

915.* 163. By what famous law, passed in this reign, were the 
people of the British empire freed from arbitrary 
imprisonment ? 

916.* 164. Who were the greatest poets of Charles the second'3 

reign ? • 
917.* 164. Of what celebrated satirical poem, was Butler the 

author ? 

918. 164. Which is the most esteemed work of Dryden? 

919. 164. For what work is Bunyan celebrated? 

920.* 164. Which mathematicians rivaled the most illustrious 
philosophers of the European continent? 

921.* 164. What astronomical instrument did Gregory invent? 

922.* 165. In what year, was Pennsylvania founded? 

923.* 165. By whom? 

924.* 165. Had the late king, Charles II., any legitimate 
children ? 

925.* 165. By whom, was he succeeded? 

926.* 165. Of what religion, was James II. ? 

927.* 165. In what year, did his reign commence? 

928.* 165. In what proportion, did the protestants in England 
outnumber the Roman Cathohcs? 

929.* 166. What nobleman now disputed the right of James *o 
the English throne ? 



Q. P. 

930.* 166. Who was the duke of Monmouth's father? 

931.* 166. But he was said to be a natural son: — what pretence 
could he therefore have to the throne ? 

932. 167. What generals were despatched to check the pro- 
gress of Monmouth and his adherents? 

933 167. By what title, was lord Churchill afterwards known ? 

934.* 167. Where did a battle ensue? 

935.* 167. Which party was victorious ? 

936.* 167. What was the fate of Monmouth? 

937.* 168. When James had, by his tyranny, roused the people 
of England to dethrone him, to whom did they 
apply for assistance ? 

938.* 168. What relationship did the prince of Orange bear, 
to Charles I. ? 

939. 168. How was he related to the reigning king ? 

940.* 168. To whom, was he married? 

941.* 168. Where did he and his army land? 

942.* 168. Into what country, did James escape? 

943.* 169. After the Convention had declared, that James the 
second had abdicated the government, and that 
the throne had become vacant, on whom did they 
first settle the crown? 

944.* 169. Who was to have the sole administration ? 

945.* 169. To that settlement, what declaration was annexed? 

946. 169. To whom, was James first married? 

947 169. Of what rehgion, was Anne Hyde? 

948 169. How many of liis children by Anne, were now 

living ? 

949. 169. Mention their names, and to whom they were mar 

ried. 

950. 169. Who was the second wife of James? 

951. 169. Of what religion, was she ? 

952. 169. How many of his children, by Maria, were now 

living? 

953. 169. What was his son's Christian name and title? 



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954 169. What was the amount of the nationa* Jebt, at tlic 
period of the Revolution? 



CHAPTER XV. 

955.* 169. Who ascended the throne, after Jara^jB II.? 

956.* 170. Of what religion, was William ? 

957.* 170. To whom, did Ireland now maintain iUcg'i.riC«, -to 
William or the exiled monarch ? 

958.* 170. Of what religion, were the majority of the Irish 
people ? 

959.* 170. By what continental sovereign, was James assisted? 

960.* 170. Which city, in the North of Ireland, maintainefl a 
most obstinate and successful siege, against James.' 

961.* 170. Why did that city oppose James? 

962.* 171. Where did William and James engage in battle: 

963.* 172. Which of the antagonists was successful? 

964.* 171. In what year, was the battle of the Boyne? 

965.* 172. In what foreign country, did James again take 
refuge ? 

966. 172. After the defeat of the Irish, at Athlone and Au- 

ghrim, what was the only place of importance 
unsubdued ? 

967. 172. By whom, was Limerick forced to capitulate? 

968.* 173. Who was now the most celebrated admiral in tne 
English service ? 

969.* 173. Where was a treaty of peace concluded between 
England and France ? 

970.* 174. In what year, did king William die? 

971. 174. In what year of his age? 

972. 174 In what year of his reign? 

973 * 174. What celebrated monarch, at this time, visited 
England? 

974.* 174. To what did he principally attend, during his visit? 



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975.* 174 What two transcendent luminaries of science, had 
William the honour of employing? 

976. 174. In what year, did Newton die? 

977.* 175. What is said of Robert Boyle? 

978,* 175. Who were the poets of this period ? 

979.* 176. What two great military hospitals, were either com- 
menced or completed in William's reign? 



CHAPTER XVI. 

980.* 177. Who wielded the British sceptre, after the death of 
William? 

981.* 177. Of what prince, was Anne a daughter? 

982. 178. Under what famous commander, was the duke of 
Marlborough first inured to the dangers of the 
field? 

983.* 178. In what great battle, did Marlborough establish his 
renown >' 

984. 178. Who commanded the Imperialists, or troops of the 

German empire, at Blenheim ? 

985. 178. Who commanded the French army, by whom the 

allied troops were opposed ? 

986* 178. Which side gained the victory ? 

987. 179. What reply did Marlborough make to TaUard, when 
the marshal, intending to compliment the duke, 
told him that " he had conquered the best troopa 
in the world?" 

988.* 179. Of which political party, was Marlborough, — the 

whig, or the tory ? 

989.* 179. In what country, is Gibraltar? 

990.* 179. By whom was it taken from the Spaniards? 

991.* 179. In what year? 

992.* 180. When was a treaty signed at Utrecht, between 
England and France ? 



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993.* 180. In what year, was completed the legislative umon 
between England and Scotland? 

994. 180. By how many peers, is Scotland represented m tl^ 

British parliament ? 

995. 180. By how many commoners ? 

996. 181. In what year of her age, did Anne die.^ 

997. 181. In what year of her reign ? 

993. 181. Did any of her children survive her? 

999.* 181. From this period having been so prolific in writers 
of genius and elegance, how is it distinguished? 

1000.* 181. Of what periodical writings, was sir Richard Steele 
the founder ? 

1001.* 182. Who was the brightest of the splendid constellation 
• that appeared at this time ? 

1002. 182. What is his greatest work ? 

1003. 182. In the translation of Homer, by whom was he as- 

sisted ? 

1004. 182. What other works of Pope are instructive and 

amusing ? 

1005.* 182. Who is highly celebrated, as a satirical poet, a 
political writer, and a patriot? 

1006.* 182. Who is the author of Gulliver's Travels? 

1007.* 183. Who is the author of the tragedy of Cato, and th« 
principal contributor to the Spectator? 

1008.* 183. Who was the founder of the English Opera? 

1009. 184. To what rate, j9er annum, was the interest on money 
reduced, in the reign of Anne? 



CHAPTER XVII. 

1010.* 185. By whom, was Anne succeeded? 

1011.* 185. In what year, did George the first ascend the throne 

1012.* 185. Who was his father ? 

1013.* 185. Who was his mother? 



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1014.* 185. What electorate of Germany, did he inherit? 

1015.* 185. To which of the political parties, was George itt* 
clined, — the whigs, or the tories? 

1016. 185. Whom did he dismiss from the command of the 

army ? 

1017. 185. Who was restored to that office ? 

1018.* 185. What celebrated statesman undertook to manage 
the house of commons ? 

1019. 186. Against what members of the late ministry, was an 
impeachment voted ? 

'020. 180. What was the family name of lord Bolingbroke ? 

1021. 180. What was the family name of the earl of Oxford? 

1022. 186. What punishment was inflicted upon Bolingbroke 

and Ormond? 

1023. 186. What caused the liberation of Oxford from the 

Tower ? 

1024.* 186. By whom, was an attempt about this time made 
upon the British throne ? 

1025.* 186. Whose son was the chevalier? 

1026. 186. By whom, was he assisted? 

1027.* 186. What continental sovereign, contrary to the treaty 
of Utrecht, had espoused his cause ? 

1028. 187. What Scottish nobleman was the chevalier's lieu- 
tenant general ? 

1029.* 187. At what town, in England, did the pretender's 
adherents, under Forster, surrender themselves to 
the royal army? 

1030. 188. Near what tovra, in Scotland, was fought the best 

contested battle that occurred during the whole 
rebellion? 

1031. 188. Who commanded the pretender's adherents at Dum- 

blain? (or Sheriffmoor; from which place, thia 
battle is frequently named?) 

1032. 188. Who commanded the royal troops? 

1033. 188. Was this a decisive battle ? 

1034. 188. In what year, did these engagements occur ? 

1035.* 188. By whose desertion, were the hopes of the insurgents 
completely ruined ? 



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1036.* 188. In this desperate state of his affairs, did the cheva- 
lier himself come over to Scotland? 

1037 * 188. Where did he land? 

1038.* 189. Where did he at length re-imbark for France? 

1039. 189. Were the persons engaged in this rebellion, of any 

particular religious sect? 

1040. 189. As it was thought dangerous to hazard a general 

election, when the minds of the people were in so 
great a ferment, what bill was passed, relating to 
the parliament? 

1041. 189. How long had triennial parliaments subsisted? 

1042. 190. A war having again been declared against Spain, 

what English admiral obtained a great victory 
over the enemy's fleet, at Cape Passaro ? 

1043. 190. What title of nobility was conferred on him? ^^^ 

1044 191. When information was received in England, of a 

fresh conspiracy by the pretender, what bishop 
was banished from the realm ? 

1045 191. What nobleman v/as atlerwards pardoned? 

1046. 191. In what year, did those two incidents occur? 

1047. 191. Do you remember the name of the lord chancellor, 

who was convicted of dishonest conduct? 

1048. 191. When was he tried? 

1049. 191. Where did George I. die? 

1050. 191. In what year? 

1051. 191. In what year of his reign ? 

1052.* 191. For what projects, is this reign remarkable? 

1053.* 191. Which was the most noted project? 

1054.* 191. Howdidittermmate? 

1055. 191. When did the great duke of Marlborough die ? 

1056. 191. What is briefly related of his military character 

1057.* 191. What beautiful and grand cathedral was completed 
in this reign ? 

•058. 192. In what year, was the first stone of that structure 
laid ; and by whom ? 

1059. 192. After what model, was it built? 

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1060.* 192. Who were the poets, who began, in the reign of 
George I., to attract the public attention? 

1061.* 193. Which is the most admired of all Thomson's per 
formances ? 

1062.* 193. Who is the author of the very fascinating romance, 
called Robinson Crusoe? 

1063. 193. Upon whose adventures, was it founded? 

1064. 197. On what island, had Selkirk for sev^eral years lived? 
1065.* 193. Who was the next king of England, after George I.? 
1066.* 193. When did he ascend the throne? 

1067.* 193. Whose son was he? 

1068.* 193. By what minister, was t? interior government, or 
home department, at thi jeriod, chiefly conducted ? 

1069. 194. Who were the most eminent opposers of the ministry ? 

1070, 194. Who was the greatest orator? 

1071.* 196. What caused a war with Spain, in the year 1739 ? 

1072. 196. Where is Porto Eello situated? 

1073. 197. By what officer, was it taken, and its fortifications 

. destroyed? 

1074. 197. In what year? 

1075. 197. What place in America, did the admiral next attack.* 

1076. 197. Who commanded the land-forces that accompanied 

him ? 

1077. 197. Was the expedition successful ? 

1078. 197. To what cause, was owing its miscarriage? 

1079. 197. What number of troops had general Wentworth? 
108C 197. How many of these returned to England? 

1081. 197. In what year, was that unfortunate attempt ma 

1082. 197. Who was sent to annoy the enemy in the South 

1083.* 198. By what causes, was the continent of Europe a 
ed with most sanguinary contests? 

1084.* 198. Who was then king of Prussia? 

1085."^ 193. As sovereign of what territory, did the king of Eng- 
land find-an opportunity of engaging? 



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1086.* 198. By whom, were the Britisli and Hanoverian troopg 
and their auxiharies opposed, in the battle of 
Dettingen? 

1087.* 198. By whom, were they commanded? 

1088.* 198. What eminent personages exposed themselves in 
the very thickest of the fight ? 

1089.* 198. Which army was successful? 

1090.* 198. In what year, was that battle fought? 

1091.* 199. Who comm^' i!ed the combined troops, in the battle 
of Fonte /? 

1092. 199. Who commanded the French army? 

1093.* 199. Which side was victorious? 

1094. 199. Whut reason is assigned for the duke of Cumber- 
land's defeat? 

1095.* 199. In what year, was that battle fought? 

1096.* 199. When compelled, by the loss of Iiis influence in par- 
liament, to resign all his employments, how long 
had Sir Robert Walpole been prime minister? 

1097.* 199. What title was conferred on him ? 

1098.* 200. Which member of parliament, amongst the firm 
adherents of the people, was distinguished for his 
wit, eloquence, and polished manners ? 

1099.* 200. In what year, did Charles Stuart, commonly called 
the young pretender, kjid in Scotland ? 

1100.* 200. From what country, had he sailed? 

1101.* 200. What was the object of his invasion? 

1102. 201. Where did he first engage the royal army? 

1103. 201. Which party gained the victory? 

1104. 202. To what town in England, had he advanced, before 

he was obliged to return to Scotland? 

1105. 202. How far is Derby from London? 

1106. 202. At what town in England, did he repulse his an- 

tagonistSj in his retreat ' 

1107. 202. At what town in Scotland, did he a third time defeat 

the royal troops ? * 

1108.* 202. In what year, occurred the decisive battle at Cui* 
loden Muir ? 



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1 109.* 203. Who commanded the royal troops at Culloden.^ 

1110.* 203. Who gained the victory — the duke or the pre- 
tender ? 

1111.* 203. Did the pretender again engage the royal army, 
after this defeat ? 

1112.* 203. In what country, did he seek refuge.' 

1113. 219. In what year, did he die.'' 

1114.* 219. Who was the last of the royal house of Stuart? 

1115.* 219. When did his death occur .' 

1116.* 204. Who were recently the most distinguished sea- 
officers ? 

1117.* 204. In what year, did the contending powers conclude a 
treaty at Aix-la-Chapelle ? 

1118. 205. When Louis (the king of France) signed that treaty, 
what hostile plan had his ministers formed? 

1119 205. When did he commence his operations for this pur- 
pose ? 

1120.* 205. On what British provinces, in America, did the 
French systematically try to encroach ? 

1121 205. By what particular plan, did they endeavour to exe- 
cute their design ? 

1 122. 205. How far did the inhabitants of Virginia consider 

that their territory extended, towards the west? 

1123. 205. How far did the people of the two Carolinas con- 

ceive they might extend their plantations, without 
interfering with any of the European powers? 

1124.* 206. In what year, did the several North American colo- 
nies determine to support the British claims ? 

1125.* 206. Who was despatched from Virginia, against the 
French on the Ohio ? 

1126. 206. What French officer did he encounter? 

1127.* 206. What British officer came over, in the following 
year, with two regiments of foot? 

1128.* 206. Towards what fort, did he advance? 

1129.* 206. What occurred, when he was within ten miles of 
the fort? * 

1130.* 206. What provincial officer was highly distinguished ia 
this tragical affair? 



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1131.* 206. When did it occur? 

1132. 207. By whose misconduct, were the French enabled to 

capture the island of Minorca from the English ? 

1133. 207. Who was the father of admiral Byng? 

1134. 207. How loner had EnMand held Mmorca.? 

1135. 207. In what year, did she lose it? 

1 136. 207. What punishment was inflicted upon Byng? 

1137.* 207. Who was shortly afterwards appointed secretary of 
state, for the foreign department, and considered 
prime minister ? 

1138.* 219. What title was subsequently conferred on him? 

1139. 208. Who were, at this time, the most distinguished 
military officers in the East Indies? 

1140.* 208. Where is Minden? 

1141,* 208. By whom, were the English forces and their allies 
commanded, in the battle of Minden ? 

1142. 208. By whom, were their antagonists, the French, com- 
manded ? 

1143.* 208. Who gained the victory ? 

1144.* 208. In what year, was that great battle fought? 

1145. 209. By whom, were the American fortresses of Ticon- 
deroga and Crown-Point captured from the 
French ? 

1146.* 209. By whom, was Fort du Quesne, (pronounced da 

Kane) taken ? 

1147.* 209. What town is now built upon the site of that fortt 

1148.* 209. What was the most brilliant achievement during 
this war? 

1149.* 209. When was Quebec captured? 

1150.* 209. Of what province, is it the capital? 

1151.* 209. To what nation, did it then belong? 

1152.* 209. By what British officer, were the French defeated at 
Quebec? 

1153. 209. Who commanded the French troops? 

1154.* 210. Did Wolfe survive the victory? , 

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1155. 210. After the capture of Quebec, what other places in 

America were surrendered to the British? 

1156. 210. What places at length remained to France, of her 

numerous settlements in North America.^ 

1157.* 210 By whom, was a French fleet defeated, between 
Belleisle and Cape Quiberon? 

1158. 211. Where is Carrickfergus situated ? 

1159. 211. By what French officer, was it taken? 

1160. 211. In what year? 

1161. 211. Near what island, was Thurot afterwards defeated 

and killed ? 

1162.* 211. When did George II. die? 

1163. 211. In what year of his age? 

1164. 211. In what year of his reign? 

1165. 212. What interesting poem was written by Somerville ' 

1166. 212. What translations, by Pitt, are said to be harmonious 

and correct? 

1167. 212. What are the poetical and other compositions of 

West? 

1168. 212. What character is given of Collins? 

1169. 212. Of what do the poems of Shenstone consist? 

1170.* 212. In what compositions of Doctor Young, is there a 
copious display of the highest order of talent? 

1171.* 212. By what poem, is Akenside best known? 

1172.* 212. What is the most esteemed poem of Gray? 

1173.* 212. Who were celebrated as divines, in this reign? 

1174. 212. Of what classical works, did Clarke pubhsh improv 
ed editions? 

1175.* 213. Who was the author of Pamela, Clarissa, and Sir 

Charles Grandison? 

I17C.* 213. What cotemporary novelist was not inferior to 
RicharJson? 

1177. 213. Do you remember the titles of the several works of 

fancy, written by Smollett? 

1178. 213 What foreign compositions did he translate ? 



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1179. 21*3. Of what history, did he write a continuation? 
1180.* 213. What American colony was planted in this reign? 
nsi * 213. When was the alteration in the calendar, called the 
Grecrorian, or New Style, made in England? 



CHAPTER XVIII. 

1182.* 214. Who was the next king of Great Britain, after 

George II. ? 
1183.* 214. In what year, did he ascend the throne ? 
1184.* 214. Who was his father ? 
1185.* 214. What relation did he bear to George II. 
1186. 214. To whom, was he married? 
1187.* 216. Against what country, did England declare war, m 

the year 1762? 

1188. 217. What ffreat sea-port towji in the West Indies, was, 

in the same year, taken by the English, from 
Spain ? 

1189. 217. What Spanish town, in the East Indies, did they 

take by storm ? 

1190. 217. Of what island, is Manilla the capital ? 

1191. 217. Under whose command, was the armament which 

stormed Manilla? 

1192 * 218. In what year, was a treaty of peace signed by the 
belligerent powers, at Fontainbleau ^ 

1193.* 218. What colonies were ceded to Great Britain, bj 

France ? 
1194.* 218. What colonies were yielded by Spain? 
1195.* 218. As an equivalent for these, of what conquests di( 

Spain obtain restitution ? 
1196.* 218. Who was at this time prime minister of Great Britain 

1197 * 215. From what circumstance, did lord Bute enjoy a: 
ascendency over the king's mind? 

U98.* 218. By whom, was he succeeded, m the office of prim 
minister? 



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1199. 218. Do you remember the name of the celebrated politi- 

cian, who edited a periodical work called the North 
Briton, which was virulently opposed to lord Bute? 

1200. 218. By whom, were the measures of lord Bute advo- 

cated ? 

1201.* 219. What bold experiment began, in the time of George 
Grenville's administration ? 

1202.* 219. In what year, was that experiment first tried? 

1203.* 219. What great statesman and orator had opposed the 
principle of colonial taxation? 

1204. 219. In allusion to the spirit excited by that obnoxious 

measure, what bold language did he use? 

1205. 219. What new foe appeared against the English, in the 

East Indies ? 

1206.* 220. When did lord North commence his long prime 

ministry ? 

1207.* 221. When this minister had yielded a little to the mer- 
cantile voice, with regard to the obnoxious imposts 
attempted to be laid upon the American colonies, 
on what article did ho still retain the duty? 

:208. 221. For what purpose, was the duty on tea apparently 
retained ? "^ 

209.* 221. In consequence of this impost, in what year, was 
the tendency to riot first displayed in America ? 

210.* 222. Where, and in what year, did a Congress of the 
American colonies first assemble ? 

211.* 223. Can you enumerate the thirteen united colonies? 
212.* 223. Whom did they place at the head of their armies? 

213.* 222. When did actual warfare begin, between Gre^t 
Britain and the colonies? 

214.* 222. Where did the first battle, or rather skirmish, ensue? 

215.* 222. In which of the states, (then named colonies,) is 
Lexington? 

216 * 222. On what hill, near Boston, was a celebrated battle 
fought ? 

217. 223. In that engagement, how many of the Eno-lish 
troops were killed and wounded? " 

lis. 223. How many cf the Americans? 



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L219. 222. Who commanded the English? 

1220.* 223. Who commanded the Americans in their unsucce^-s-^ 
ful attempt upon Quebec ? 

1221.* 223. Did Montgomery survive the repulse? 

1222.* 223. What places had he previously captured ? 

1223.* 223. When did the united colonies renounce Jtheir aLe- 
giance to Great Britain ? 

1224.* 223. By whom was their Declaration of Independence 
composed ? 

1|^5.* 224. Repeat the first sentence or period of that celebiated 
instrument. 

1226.* 224. By what European kingdom, were the Americans 
assisted ? 

1227.* 224. When did France declare in their favour? 

1228.* 224 Where did the Americans give a decisive blow to 
the English power in the united colonies ? 

1229.* 225. Where is Yorktown situated ? 

1230.* 225. Who commanded the British troops at Yorktown? 

1231.* 225. Who commanded the American and French? 

1232.* 225. Who was at the head of the French troops, under 
Washington ? 

1233.* 225. Who was admiral of the French fleet, in the Chesa- 
peake ? 

1234. 226. By whom, was he afterwards defeated in the West 
Indies ? 

1235.* 226. What was the most interesting military scene, in 
the year 1782? 

1236.* 226. By what enemies, was that fortress then assailed? 

1237.* 226. During how long a time, had the Spaniards been 
tiring against it ? 

1238.* 226. What officer was intrusted with its defence? 

1239.* 227. Did the assailants succeed, in reducing it ? ^ 

1240.* 227. What two celebrated orators, had long combated, in 
parliament, the unjust proceedings of the English 
ministry, with regard to America? 

1241. 228. What member of parliament succeeded in obtainm^ 



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a vote, that a pacific address should be presented 

to the king- ? 

1242. 228. What nobleman was in consequence appointed fir^t 

lord of the treasury, and prime minister.'' 

1243. 228. Who were made secretaries of state ? 

1244. 228. What other persons were members of the new gov- 

ernment ? 

1245 228. To whom, was given the vice-royalty of Ireland ? 

1246 228. Who was continued in whe office of lord chancellor? 

1247.* 228. After the death of the marr^uis of Rockinghajp, 
who became prime minister? 

1248. 228. When many of the most distinguished members, 
had, in consequence of lord Shelburne's appoint- 
ment, seceded from the administration, who was 
made chancellor of the exchequer ? 

1249 * 228. W^hen had lord Chatham died? 

1250.* 228. When were the preliminaries of peace arranged, 
between Great Britain and the colonies, and their 
independence acknowledged ? 

1251.* 228. When was this memorable adjustment ratified? 

1252.* 228. Where did the commissioners for this purpose meet? 

1253. 229. Do you remember the names of the commissioners 

on the part of England? 

1254. 229. Who were the commissioners on the part of America ? 

1255.* 229. During the colonial war, what country in Asia also 
displayed a scene of miserable devastation? 

1256.* 229. After the death of the noted sultan, Hyder Ally, by 
whom was he succeeded? 

1257. 229. Who was at this time governor of the British pos- 

sessions in the East? 

1258. 233 During his trial, under an impeachment, who were 

the most remarkable speakers ? 

1259. 233. What opinion was given of Mr. Sheridan's speech, 
: by Mr. Pitt? 

1260 233. How long did the trial of Hastings continue? 
i 1261 233. Was he convicted? 
1262.* 230. Do you recollect the name of the misguided noble 



5y 

^ ^* man, who headed associations m Scotland, inimical 
to the Roman Catholics? 
1263.* 230. What devastations did his partisans commit, in 
London ? 

1264 * 231. What celebrated member of the Irish house of conv 
mons, obtained a large sum of money, for tiie 
purchase of an estate, in consequence ot his 
patriotic services? 



CONTINUATION OF CHAPTER XVIII. 
SECOJ^D PART, 

1265.* 237. When did the popular voice become entirely pro- 
dominant in France ? 

1266.* 235. Who was then king of France? 

1267 * 237. Wlien did the citizens, aided by some of the military, 

storm and destroy the state prison, in Pans, called 

the Bastile ? 
I'^eS.* 237. Amongst what foreign princes, did this and other 

transactions of a similar kind, create alarm? 

1269. 237. Which of these sovereigns prepared to assist Louis, 
in opposing the French people ? 

1270.* 239. By what members of the British house of commons, 
were the principles and conductors of the French 
Revolution violently censured ? 

1271.* 239. By whom were its principles at the same time de- 
fended ? 

1272. 239. Who soon afterwards published a work, entitled, 
Reflections on the French Revolution? 

1273 * 239. What famous political writer in opposition to Mr 
Burke, pubhshed a book called the Rights of IVIai;' 

1274.* 239. In what year, were those works published? 

1275.* 239. What eminent divine and philosopher had his house, 
&c. burned, by the enemies of freedom, at B'r 
mingham ? 

1276.* 241. When was the king of France beheaded? 

1277.* 241. When inteUigencc of that event reached England 



p. 



what measure was pursued, with regard to the 
French ambassador? 

1278.* 241. How did the French Republic resent this.? 

1279. 241. What was then the amount of the national debt of 

Ji.ngland? 

1280. 242 Who commanded the British troops, to whom Valen- 

ciennes surrendered? 

1281. 242 Where did the duke afterwards meet a severe re- 

pulse ? 

1282. 242. To what British admiral, were the town and shipping 

ot Toulon surrendered ? 

1283. 242. When it became necessary for the British to retire, 

by whom was the burning of the magazmes, ves- 
sels of war, &c. directed ? 

1284.* 242. When was Marie Antoinette, widow of the unfor- 
tunate Louis, taken to the scaffold ? 

1285.* 244. By what nations, was France now assailed? 

1286.* 244. Did she preserve her territory uninjured, against 
this powerful combination ? 

1287.* 244. Were the French equally successful at sea, as on 
land ? 

1288.* 244. What formidable enemy had they, on that element, 
to encounter? 

1289.* 244. By what admiral, were they defeated, on the first of 
June, 1794? 

1290. 244. How many vessels of the line, did he then command? 

1291. 244. By how many, was he opposed ? 

1292. 246. By what admirals were the next two victories 

gained over the French? 

1293.* 246. What important Dutch colony, was, in the same 
year, captured by the English ? 

i294.* 247. By what two nations, was war shortly afterwards 
declared against Great Britain ? 

1295.* 247. By whom, was a splendid victory gained over the 

Spanish fleet? 

1296.* 247. In what year? 

1297. 247. Of how many vessels of the line, did the Spanish 
fleet consist? 



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»298. 248. Of how many vessels, was the English fleet com- 
posed? 

1299.* 248. With what title, was admiral Jervis rewarded ? 

1300.* 248. By what naval officer, was the admiral most gal- 
lantly assisted? 

1301.* 249. Do you remember the name of the famous general 
of the French armies, by whom the Austrians 
were, about this time, severely beaten, and com 
pelled to conclude a peace ? 

1302.* 246. Of what country, was he a native? 

1303.* 249. In what year, of this reign, did a formidable rebel 
lion break out in Ireland? 

1304.* 250. What were the objects intended to be accomphshed 
by the leaders of that rebellion? 

1305. 250. By what name, were known the opposers of the 

government ? 

1306. 250. By what title, were the persecuting- party distin- 

guished ? 

1307. 250. What nobleman had been sent over, in the year 1795, 

for the avviwed purpose of healing the dissensions 
in Ireland ? 

1308. 250. When lord Fitzwilliam was suddenly recalled, who 

was sent to Ireland in his place '' 

1309. 251. When lord Cambden was recalled, what humane 

nobleman was deputed to restrain the fury of 
civil war? 

1310. 251. Did he succeed in rcstormg tranquillity? 

1311. 251. By whom, were the French troops commanded, that 

afterwards raised disturbance in the west of Ire 
land? 

1312. 252. What British admiral captured a squadron of French 

ships of war, at Lough Swilly? 

1313.* 252. Through what country, did the French endeavour 
to reach the British settlements in India? 

1314.* 252. How many troops were despatched for this purpose^ 

1315.* 253. To whom, was the command given? 

1316 * 253. By what famous admiral, was the French fleet do 
feated, in Aboukir Bay ? 
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1317. 253. How many vessels did he capture or destroy? 

(318.* 253. By what title of nobility, was he in consequence 
honoured ? 

1319.* 253. Who defeated Buonaparte, at Acre? 

1320.* 253. Had Buonaparte, at any tune before, been defeated 

1321.* 253. On his sudden return to France, what office waa 
conferred upon him ? 

1322.* 253. When was that appointment made ? 

1323. 254. Who was at this time governor of British India? 

1324. 254. By what generals, was Seringapatam captured? 

1325. 254. Of whose territories, was that city the capital? 

1326. 254. What was the fate of Tippoo ? 

1327.* 254. When, and where, did Benjamin Franklin die? 

1328.* 254. In what year of his age? 

1329.* 255. When, and where, did general Washington die I 

1330.* 255. In what year of his age? 



CONTINUATION OF CHAPTER XVIII. 
THIRD PART. 

1331.* 255. When did the legislative union take place, between 
Great Britain and Ireland ? 

1332. 255. How many spiritual lords and temporal peers of Ire- 

land, now sit in the house of lords of the United 
Kingdom ? 

1333. 255. How many Irish representatives, sit in the house of 

commons ? 

1334.* 256. After the talents of the first consul had again com 
pelled the continental allies to conclude a peace, 
what four powers leagued against the maritime 
encroachments of Great Britain? 

1335.^ 256. To defeat this compact, who was sent to attack ti* 

fleet and batteries at Copenhagen? 

1336.* 256 What was the result of this attack? 



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1J37.* 256. What number of troops did England send to Egypt, 
to oppose the French? 

133^.* 256. Who were their commanders ? 

1339.* 256. To what measui-e did they compel the French who 
survived the carnage of the field? 

1340.* 256. Which of the British commanders was mortajly 
wounded ? 

1341. 256. When the intended negotiation for peace, rendered 
it necessary to form another cabinet, and for Mr. 
Pitt to retire, who was placed at the head of the 
new administration? 

1342.'» 257. When, and where, was the definitive treaty of peace 
signed ? 

1343.* 257. With what parties, did Great Britain treat? 
1344.'* 257. What conquests, did she restore? 
1345." 257. How much was then her national debt? 



CONTINUATION OF CHAPTER XVIII. 
FOURTH PART, 

1346. 258. Who was, at this time, the English ambassador at 

Paris ? 

1347. 258. Who was the French ambassador at London? 

1348.* 258 When did war again break out, between England, 
on the one side, and the French and Batavian 
republics, on the other? 

1349.* 258. How long had the peace continued? 

1350.* 258. By which nation, was the war nov/ declared? 

1351. 258. What is supposed to have been the chief incentive 
to hostility, on the part of England? 

1352.* 258. When did an insurrection occur hi the Irish capital ' 

1353.* 258. Who was its promoter? 

1354.* 259. What was the result? 



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1355.* 259. What was the consequence to Emmett, and some 
others of the party? 

J 356 * 259. Who then presided over the Irish councils, as lord 
lieutenant ? 

1357. 259. On the resignation of Mr. Addington, who resumed 
the office of prime minister ? 

1358.* 260. In what year, did Spain commence hostilities against 
Britain ? 

1359.* 260. What title was, about the same time, conferred on 
Napoleon Buonaparte ? 

1360. 260. What titles were respectively conferred upon ail the 

branches of the Buonaparte family ? 

1361. 260. When did Russia and Austria join with England, 

against J^rance? 

1362.* 260. What three emperors were present, in the memorable 
battle of Austerlitz ? 

1363.* 260. Which emperor gained the victory ^ 

1364.* 261. By what British admiral, were the combined fleets 
of France and Spain defeated off Cape Trafalgar? 

1365. 261. How many sail of the line had the enemy, in the 

battle of Trafalgar? 

1366. 261. How many had the British? 

1367.* 261. What melancholy loss did the victors sustain^ 
1368.* 260. In what year, did that famous battle occur? 
1369. 261. Where did lord Cornwallis die? 
1370.* 261. In what year, did" Mr. Pitt die? 

1371. 261. In what year of his age? 

1 372. 262. Did any change now take place in the administration ? 

1373. 262. Who became first lord of the treasury? 

1374. 262 Who were made secretaries of state ? 

1 375. 262. Who was made lord chancellor ? 

1376. 262. To what other eminent statesmen, of the liberal 

party, were important offices assigned? 

1377. 262. Who was made lord lieutenant of Ireland? 
I37''i. 262 Who was made lord chancellor? 



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1379. 262. Who was appointed master of the rolls .' 

1300.* 262. In what year, did the slave-trade cease, as regarded 
the importation of slaves into the British colonies ? 

1381.* 262. Who was the most strenuous and persevering aavo- 
cate of the oppressed Africans ? 

1382.* 262. When did a similar non-importation commence m 
the United States? 

1383.* 264. Who was the great political opponent of Mr. Pitt? 

1384.* 264. In what year did he die? 

1385. 264. At what age ? 

138G.* 265. When Napoleon had accomplished his designs m 
the north, what other countries did he attack <* 

1387.* 266. To what expedient, did he compel the court of 
Portugal ? 

1388.* 266. HoViT did he act with regard to Spain? 

1389.* 266. To whom, did he give the Spanish crown? 

1390.* 266. When did this event occur? 

1391.* 266. Did the Spanish nation tamely submit to this usur- 
pation ? 

1392,* 266. Wh-se aid did they solicit? 

1393.* 266. Did the Portuguese resist the French? 

1394.* 266. What British officer was sent to the relief of Li; '^on '--. 

1395.* 266. Where did he first defeat the enemy? 

1396.* 266. To what measure, did he compel them? 

1397.* 266. In what country, was sir Arthur Welleiley aftei 
wards duke of Wellington) born? 

1398. 267. What was the principal object of the vast armament 

shortly afterwards prepared in the Enghsti haf' 
hours ? 

1399. 267. To whom was given the command of that ejrpedJtior. i* 

1400. 267. Whose brother was lord Chatham? 

'401. 267. Was the enterprise successful? 

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CONTINUATION OF CHAPTER XVIII. 

FIFTH PART, 

a. P. 

1402.* 268. In what year, did it become necessary to appoint* 
Regent ? 

1403 * 268. To whom, did parliament assign that important 
office ? 

404.* 268. What was then the population of Great Britam? 
(comprising England, Scotland, and Wales.) 

1405.* 268. What was the population of Ireland? 

1406.* 270. By what title, was the illustrious commander, Sir 
Arthur Wellesley, known? 

1407. 270. Who gained the victories of Talavera, Buzaco, 

Fuentes d' Honor, Ciudad Rodrigo, Badajoz, and 
Salamanca? 

1408. 270. Who gained the battle of Albuera? 

1409. 270. By whom, was the battle of Baroso won? 

1410. 270. Who claimed the honours of TarifFa? 

1411. 270. Who were the commanders that opposed the British, 

Spanish, and Portuguese combined armies ? 

1412.* 270. As Napoleon was unable to preserve the ancient 
colonies of France, in Asia and America, what 
equivalent did he seem anxious to gain, in Europe? 

1413.* 270. Under what pretence, did he march against Russia? 

1414.* 270. In what year? 

1415.* 271. What great city in Russia did Napoleon succeed in 
entefring ? 

1416.* 271. By what cause, was he compelled to retreat from 
Moscow ? 

1417.* 271. By whom, had Moscow been set on fire? 

1418.* 271. With what design? 

1419.* 271. When did Napoleon leave that scene of desolation? 

1420. 272. How many of his officers were caj tared, during hia 
retreat? 



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1421. 272. How many non-commissioned officers and privates.' 

1422. 272. How many pieces of cannon? 

1423.* 272. Where was Napoleon afterwards severely beaten? 

1424. 272. When was he compelled to evacuate Leipsic? 

1425.* 272. How many men had the French army lost, within a 
month ? 

1426.* 272. How many, withm a year? 

1427.* 273. What famous general had, in the meantime, driven 
the French out of Spain, and gained a firm footing 
in France ? 

1428. 273. When did a British detachment occupy Bordeaux? 

1429.* 273. When did Paris capitulate to the allies? 

1430. 273. Whom did the French senate place at the head of 

the provisional government ? 

1431. 273. What declaration did they make? 

1432.* 273. What was the substance of the treaty, made between 
the allied powers and Buonaparte? 

1433.* 273. Did the British ministry refuse their concurrence 
with this treaty ? 

1434.* 274. Where had the Bourbon claimant of the French 
throne latterly resided? 

1435.* 274. By what title, was he now recognised? 

1436.* 274. When, and where, was a general peace signed? 

1437.* 274. With what country, was Great Britam yet at war? 



CONTINUATION OF CHAPTER XVHI. 
SIXTH PART, 

1438.* 274. When had war been declared against Great Britam 
by the United States? * 

U39. 274. What American general basely surrendered his 
army at Detroit? 



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1440. 275. By whom, was a British squadron defeated on Lake 

Erie? 

1441. 274. By whom, was another British squadron defeated on 

Lake Champlain? 

1442 275. What enemy, of unusual vigour, did the British find 
on the Atlantic? 

1443.=?- 276. What officer defeated the British at New Orleans? 

1444. 276. What British officers were killed at New Orleans? 

1445.* 276 When, and where, was a treaty of peace signed 
between the belligerents? 

1446.* 276. What object did they covenant to persevere in? 

1447. 276. To what subject, did the articles of this treaty 
chiefly relate ? 

1448 276. Was any notice taken of the circumstances which 
had occasioned the war? 

1449.* 276. Do you remember the names of the most illustrious 
personages that visited the English capital during 
this year ? 

1450. 276. What was, at that time, the annual expenditure of 
Great Britain ? 

1451.* 276. To how much did the funded debt amount? 

1452.* 276, Of how many vesyels, did the navy consist? 

1453.* 276. How many of these were of the line? 

1454.* 276. How many were frigates ? 



CONTINUATION OF CHAPTER XVIII. 
SEVENTH PART, 

1455.* 277, Did Louis XVIII. faithfully observe the terms on 
which he had ascended the throne of France? 

1456.* 277. When did Napoleon return to France? 

1457, 277. Where did he land? 

1453. 277. Did he meet any serious opposition, on his road to 
Paris ? 



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1459.* 277. What great powers immediately combined to expe' 
him from France ? 

1460.* 278. Where was a decisive battle fought, between Na- 
poleon and the allies ? 

1461 * 278. Who commanded the allied troops? 

1462.* 278. Which commander was successful; lord Wellington 
or Napoleon? 

1463.* 278. When did this celebrated battle occur? 

1464.* 279. When did the allies again enter Paris? 

1465.* 280. After Napoleon had surrendered himself to the 
captain of a British ship of war, what determina- 
tion was formed, as to his future treatment.'' 

1466. 280. To what nation, does St. Helena belong? 

1467. 280. Where is it situated ? 

1468.* 280. What relation of Buonaparte was at this time de- 
throned and put to death? 

1469.* 280. Of what country, had Murat been king? 

1470.* 280. Do you remember the names of Napoleon's brothers? 

1471.* 280. In what most beneficial duty, was a portion of the 
great naval strength, in the followmg year, em- 
ployed? 

1472.* 280. What admiral was despatched against the piratical 

states ? 

1473. 280. At what places, did he succeed in his mission, with 
out a battle ? 

1474.* 281. What town was he under the necessity of bom- 
barding? 

1475.* 281. By what foreign fleet, was he supported* and by 

whom, was it commanded ? 

1476.* 281. To what terms, did the gallant assailants compel tho 
dey of Algiers to submit ? 

1477.* 282. When did George III. die? • 

1478.* 282. In what year of his age? 

1479.* 282. In what year of his reign? 

J 480.* 282. By whom, was he succeeded? 

1481.* 282. Under what title, did the prmce succeed him? 



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1 482 282. Besides the prince of Wales, how many other sojm 
did George III. leave? 

1483. 282. Do you recollect their titles? 

1484. 282. Which of these is now presumptive heir to the 

crown ?- 

1485. 282. Who displayed most admirable research, as a manu 

facturer of porcelain ? 

1486. 282. What was the most ancient mode of spinning? 

1487. 283. When was a machine constructed, by which a great 

number of threads can be spun at once ? 

1488. 283. By whom? 

1489. 283. What was that machine called? 

1490. 283. From whom was derived the next improvement? 

1491. 283. By whom were the fruits of his bigenuity reaped? 

1492.* 283. By whom, was the first cotton-mill erected, in 

England ? 

1493. 283. Who has enabled us to curtail the time formerly 
used in bleaching linen and cotton fabrics ? 

1494.* 284. With whom, did the steam-engine originate? 

1495.* 284. When did the marquis publish his account of this 
great invention ? 

1496.* 284. To whom is owing its present high state of perfec- 
tion ? 

1497.* 284. When did Mr. Watt commence his experiments? 

1498.* 284, Of whom, was he a pupil? 

1499.* 284. Who is celebrated, as the person who began, in Eng 
land, the cutting of navigable canals with locks ? 

1500.* 284. By what engineer, was he assisted? * 

1501.* 284. When was produced the first effective air-balloon? 

1502.* 285. When were the mails first conveyed in regularly 
established coaches? 

1503.* 285. When, and by whom, was the vaccine inoculation 
perfected ? 

1504.* 285. When did Lancaster begin to spread his amazing 
Bvstem of school-educatiun ? 



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1505.* 285. When was the colony of Botany Bay established > 

1506.* 285. For what purpose? 

1507.* 285. What is the number of the colonial subjects of the 
British empire ? 

1508.* 285. What proportion of all mankind are they computed 
to be ? 

[It should be observed, that, in noticing eminent 
physicians, artists, authors, &.C., persons living in 
the year 1820 are not included; except some 
highly celebrated female writers.] 

1509. 285. Who were the greatest ornaftients of the medical 
profession ? 

1510.* 286. In which of the fine arts, were sir Joshua Reynolds 
and Hogarth eminent? 

1511. 286. Who was ranked at the head of astronomy and 

mechanics ? 

1512. 286. Who are mentioned amongst the dramatic writers ? 

1513. 287. Who is the author of a poem called the Shipwreck ? 

1514.* 287. What poems of Goldsmith are much admired? 

1515.* 288. When did he die? 

1516.* 288. What works of Dr. Johnson are sufiicient to elevate 
him to a high degree of fame ? 

1517.* 288. When did his death occur? 

1518.* 289. What famous poet was originally a ploughman? 

1519.* 289. When did Burns die ? 

1520.* 289. For what works, is Cowper deservedly admired? 

1521. 289. By what ingenious pieces, is Walcott distinguished? 

1522.* 290. What is Hume's great work? 

1523.* 290. What is the great work of Gibbon? 

1524.* 290. What are the most admired works of Robertson? 

1525. 290. By what writings, has Sterne obtained the honour 
of introducing a new species of composition ? 

1526 * 290. Who has given us the most valuable lectures on 
rhetoric and belles lettres ? 

1527. 290. Who is the author of the most popular work on 
moral philosophy? 



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1528. 290. Who is the author of a book called the Diversions 

of Purley ? 

1529.* 290. Who wrote a celebrated essay, called the Wealth of 

Nations'? 

1530.* 290. By whom, were written the Commentaries on the 
Laws of England 1 

1531. 291. By whom, was the church particularly adorned 1 

1532. 291. Who were the most distinguished female writers 1 

1533. 291. Who gained celebrity, as travellers 1 

1534* 291. Who were the most distinguished navigators ! » 

1535.* 291. When, and where, was captain Cook killed 1 

1536.* 291. In what character, is John Howard celebrated 1 

1537. 292. What city exhibits the most classical and magni- 
ficent public buildings, that have been erected 
since the finishing of St. Paul's cathedral ] 



CHAPTER XIX. 

538. 293. By whom, was George III. succeeded on the Britisn 

throne 1 

J.539. 293. Under what title 1 

1540. 293. In what year of his age 1 

1541. 293. How long had the Regency continued 1 

1542. 294. When had George the fourth commenced his public 

career] 

1543. 294. By what means, was he soon involved in pecuniary 

embarrassments 1 

1544. 294. At what place, did he erect a country-seat 1 

1545. 295. To whom, did he unhappily give his hand in mar^ 

riage 1 

1546. 295. When was the nuptial ceremony performed 1 

1547. 295. Through the insidious management of what female, 

was effected a partial separation between the 
prince and the princess] 

1548 296. What place was finally selected as the residence of 
the princess] 



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a. p. 

1549. 296. What was the name gf her daughter? 

1550. 296. When was she born? 

1551. 296. During her residence at Charlton, what imputation* 

did she draw upon herself] 

1552. 296. In whose hands, were the seals continued, as lord 

chancellor. 

1553. 296. Were the other cabinet ministers severally re-ap- 

pointed to their former offices ] 

1554. 296. By what individual, was an atrocious plot framed fo' 

the destruction of the ministers] ' 

1555. 298. What was the fate of Thistlewood and his principa. 

companions ] r f 

'556. 298. When the new parliament assembled, who was ap- 
pointed speaker of the house of commons ] 

1557. 298. In the course of the session, of what highly emment 

member was the house deprived ] 

1558. 298. For what especial purpose, had he come over from 

Ireland ] 

1559. 298. Of what celebrated parliamentary orators, had Mr. 

Grattan been the cotemporary and rival 1 

1560. 299. On ascending the throne, by what perplexities was 

the new king particularly harassed ] 

1561. 299. What is said of her life abroad] 

1562. 299. What is observed, with respect to the probability of 

her guilt ] r J 

1563. 299. Was her title of queen acknowledged] 

1564. 299. From the shameful manner in which the prosecution 

against her was conducted by the ministers, what 
was the result of her trial ] 

1565. 300. When was George the fourth crowned] 
1566 300. Where] 

1567. 301. Who officiated as lord high constable] 

1568. 301. Who performed the office of earl marshal? 

1569. 304. Did the queen participate in the honour of con> 

nation ] 

1570. 304. When did her death occur] 

1571. 304, At what age] 



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a. p. 

1572. 304. To what country, had the king set out, the aay be- 

fore the illness of the queen commenced 1 

1573. 304. When did he land in Ireland? 

1574 304. When did he return to London 1 

1575 304. To visit what kingdom, did he again leave the capi- 

tal, on the 24th ) 

1576. 305. By whom, was lord Sidmouth succeeded, as secretary 

of state for the home department 1 

1577. 305. Who was at this time appointed lord-lieutenaiit of 

Ireland J 

1578. 305. To conciliate what religious sect, was that nobleman 

sent to Ireland 1 

1579. 306. For what remarkable event, will the year 1821 be for 

ever memorable 1 

1580. 306. When did that event occur! 

1581. 306. For what country, did the king embark on the lOtli 

of August 1 

1582. 306. At what ancient palace, in Edinburgh, did he hold 

his court ] 

1583. 306. When did he return to England I 

1584. 306. By what intelligence, was alloyed the gratification 

derived by his majesty from that excursion to his 
northern dominions'? 

1585. 307. When did that occurrence take place 1 

1586. 307. Who succeeded that nobleman, as secretary of state 

for foreign affairs ] 

1587. 307. By what individuals, were the Catholic population of 

Ireland principally agitated, in the year 1825 ? 

1588. 307. With what American states, did the British minis- 

ters, in 1825, enter into treaties of commerce 1 

1589. 307. On what basis) 

1590. 307. When had nearly the whole American continental 

dominions of Spain revolted from that monarchy] 

1591. 308. What was the earliest public event of the year 1827. 

1592. 308. On what day, did that event occur) 
1.593. 308. What important office had beheld) 

1594. 308. For how many years "i 

1595. 308. Who was now called to the head of the army ? 



75 

a. p. 

1596. 308. By the death of the duke of York, who became the 

nearest presumptive heir of the crown ? 

1597. 308. When the office of premier (prime minister) became 

vacant by the sudden indisposition of the earl of 
Liverpool, what caused the dissolution of the 
cabinet ? 

1598. 308. Which of the ministers formed the strength of the 

party opposed to emancipation 1 

1599. 308. Who was placed, by his official situation, at the head 

of its friends 1 

1600. 308. Had the sincerity of Mr. Canning in the cause of 

emancipation, often been denied, or questioned 1 

1601. 308. On what measure, did the king finally determine 1 

1602. 309. Whom did he determine should be at its head ] 

1603. 309. When did that statesman receive the king's instruc- 

tions to form a ministry 1 

1604. 309. What was the consequence ? 

1605. 309. Mention their names. 

1606. 309. How long did Mr. Canning enjoy the office of prime 

minister 1 

1607. 309. When did he did 

1608. 309. Where 7 

1609. 309. At what age] 

1610. 309. What celebrated individual had breathed his last in 

the same house 1 

1611. 310. Who now took the reins of government ? 

1612. 310. Was this nobleman equal to the task of maintainmg 

concord amongst the members of the new admin- 
istration 1 

1613. I3IO. How long did he continue in office as premier 1 

1614. 310. When did he resign ? 

1615. 310. Whom did the king now commission to form a new 

cabinet i 

1616. 310. Who was placed at its head 1 

1617. 310. . Who returned to the home department? 

1618. 310. Who had succeeded lord Wellesley, in the govern- 

ment of Ireland 1 



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a. p. 

1619. 310. By wliom, was this nobleman succeeded in thai 

office ? 

1620. 310. In which of the British colonies, in Africa, were tne 

settlements extending into the interior, and in- 
creasing in commercial prosperity 3 

1621. 311. In another part of Africa, between which two of the 

native tribes did a question of sovereignty arise 3 

1622. 311. Where were their territories situated 1 

1623. 311. The British governor having become involved in the 

dispute, whose side did he espouse ? 

1624. 311. Do you remember the name of the British governor 1 

1625. 311. Where did he engage in battle with the Ashantees 1 

1626. 311. On what day, and in what year) 

1627. 311.. What was the issue of the engagement? 

1628. 311. In what year, were the British settlements again 

threatened by the restlessness of the Ashantees ] 

1629. 311. By whom, were they then successfully opposed, and 

defeated ? 

1630. 311. Where did he engage them in battle 1 

1631. 311. WhenT 

1632. 312. What is observed, in relation to the eastern domm- 

ions of Great Britain 1 

1633. 312. Against which of the native sovereigns, was the 

governor-general of India compelled to declare 
war] 

Over what nations, did this sovereign reign T 

At what place, assembled the British naval and mili- 
tary armament which was destined against tlie 
king of Aval ^ 

Whenl 

Under whose command 1 

312. What city did they attack and carry by storm, on 
the 11th of May] 

1639. 313. The Burmese territory having been at length nearly 

all over-run by the British forces, when was a 
treaty of peace concluded with the king of Ava "* 

1640. 313. What sum of money did the king of Ava pay to his 

triumphant invaders'* 



I 



1634. 


312. 


1635. 


312. 


1636. 


312. 


1637. 


312. 


1638. 


312. 



77 

A. P. 

1641. 313. What claims did he renounce 1 

1642. 313. What conquered provmces did he cede to the British 

government, on the side of the Arracan moun- 
tains ] 

1643. 313. What conquered provinces, having as their line of 

demarcation the Saluen river] 

1644 313. While the Burmese war was brought to that triumph- 
ant conclusion, in what other quarter had fortune 
been equally propitious to the arms of Britain 1 

1645. 313. For what purpose, was her interposition there de- 

manded 3 

1646. 313. Mention the name and title of the prince who now 

demanded the protection of the British East India 
Company, in conformity with a treaty entered into 
with his father. 

1647. 313. Under whose command, did an army march to rein- 

state him^ 

1648. 313. When 7 

1649. 313. What was the first and leading object of the British 

general ] 

1650. 314. What is said, respecting the strength, and the history 

of that fortress ] 

1651. 314. What was the fate of Bhurtpore, on the 18th of 

January, 1826. 

1652. 314. All the other fortresses within the rajah's dominions 

having immediately afterwards surrendered, and 
the prince having been reinstated in his authority, 
when did lord Combermere commence his return 
to Calcutta? 

16513. 314. To effectuate what object, had the Greek subjects of 
the Ottoman government been heroically strug- 
gling, with various success. 

1654. 314. By what three great European powers, was a treaty 

entered into, at London, on the 6th of July, 18271 

1655. 314. Upon what basis? 

1656. 314. To effectuate the purpose of that treaty, what 

measure was pursued 1 

1657. 314. When did the combined fleets arrive upon the Gre« 

cian coast ] 



78 

A. P. 

1658. 315. Who acted as commander-in-chief of the combined 

fleets] 

1659. 315. In what harbour, did a most terrific engagement 

ensue 1 

1660. 315. Wheni 

1661. 315. What was the result 1 

1662. 316. All hopes of accommodation, seeming, at length, to 

be at an end, what course was pursued by ihe am- 
bassadors of the three great allied powers 1 

1663. 317. When did the Catholic Relief BUI receive the royal 

assent ] 

1664. 317. By that bill, in what political condition were the 

Roman Catholics placed ] 

1665. 317. Mention the exceptions. 

i.666. 317. How many Roman Catholics are there, in the peer 
age of the United Kingdom ] 

i667. 317. To which of the separate kingdoms, do they re 
spectively belong ] 

1668. 317. Towards what part of the world, were made a series 

of interesting voyages, in this reign 1 

1669. 317. To whom, was mtrusied the first expedition 1 

1670. 317. When did he sail from England? 

1671. 317. By whom, was the second polar expedition com- 

manded 1 

1672. 317. When did he sain 

1673. 317. Who was about the same time despatched, for the 

purpose of endeavouring to penetrate the polar re- 
gions by land. 

1674. 317. What discovery was made by captain Parry, in the 

year 1820. 

1675. 317. When was laid the first stone of the London Uni 

versity 1 

1676. 317. What deplorable event occurred on the 2d of Feb 

ruary, 1829] 

1677 318. How many students did the University of Oxforo 
contain, in the year 18301 

1678. 318. How many did the University of Cambridge then 
contain! 



79 
a. p. 

1679. 318. What was the number of steam-boats in Great 

Britain and Ireland, in the year 1814 ? 

1680. 318. How many were there in 1829'? 

1681. 318. What remarkable voyage was performed by a 

steam-boat in 1825 '? 

1682. 318. How many steam-engines were in England, inl826T 

1683. 318. Of these, mention the most powerful. 

1684. 318. When did George the fourth die "^ 

1685. 318. Where? 

1686. 318. In what year of his age? 

1687. 318. In what year of his reign? 

1688. 318. By whom, was he succeeded ? 

1689. 318. By what title? 



CHAPTER XX. 

1690. 319. In what year of his age, did William IV. ascend 

the throne of the British empire ? 

1691. 319. In what capacity, did he enter on board the Prince 

George ? 

1692. 319. In what year of his age, and where? 

1693. 320. In what city of the United States, and in what year, 

did he pass the winter ? 

1694. 320. Did he act a distinguished part, in any great naval 

engagement ? 

1695. 320. When? 

1696. 319. Having passed through every grade in the naval 

service, what rank did he attain on the death of 
Sir Peter Parker, and in what year of his age? 

1697. 321. What is said of the conduct of William IV., from 

the very commencement of his reign ? 

1698. 323. What public ceremony is said to have taken place 

on the 15th of September, 1830? 

1699. 323. In whose presence ? 

1700. 324. What is said of that great work ? 

1701. 323. What measure is said to have created serious dis- 

turbances and alarm, throughout the country ? 



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a. p. 

1702. 323. On what day, were the ministers left in a minority, 

in the house of commons ? 

1703. 323 Of what distinguished individuals, members of the 

administration; did the political ascendancy then 
termmate '? 

1704. 323. Who was appointed premier of the new whig 

ministry? 

Who was elevated to the office of lord chancellor ? 

By whom were new schemes of agitation, at this 
time, almost daily suggested '? 

Of what measure, was he the chifif promoter ? 

What nobleman, in the house of commons, adopted 
proceedings corresponding with those of Earl 
Grey, in the house of lords'? 

In what bold and comprehensive measure, did 
those proceedings result 1 

What consequence resulted from the rejection of 
the reform bill by the house of lords ? 

In what city, were the disturbances the most vio- 
lent and destructive 1 

With what former riots are they compared ? 

In addition to the calamities of war, by what pes- 
tilential scourge was the north of Europe at this 
time visited 1 

Relate what is said of its progress. 

When was the reform bill consummated by the 
royal assent ? 

What highly popular writer died about this time ? 

What eulogium is passed upon him % 

What event of a highly pleasing character, was 
reserved for the patriotic and charitable king 
William IV. '? 

1719. 327. When, and by whom, was the ministerial plan for 

N the extinction of colonial slavery proposed, in the 
house of commons ■? 

1720. 327. What distinguished nobleman was, at this time, 

appointed lord lieutenant of Ireland ? 

1721. 327. Immediately after the close of the parliamentary- 

session, what royal personage visited England ? 



1705. 


323. 


;706. 


323. 


1707. 


323. 


1708. 


323. 


1709. 


323. 


1710. 


324. 


1711. 


325. 


1712. 


325. 


1713. 


324. 


1714. 


324. 


1715. 


326. 


1716. 


326. 


1717. 


326. 


1718. 


327. 



a. 

1722. 


P. 

327. 


1723. 


327. 


1724. 


327. 


1725. 


328. 


1726. 


328. 


1727. 


328. 


1728. 


328. 



81 

On the resignation of Earl Grey, by whom was 
that minister succeeded, as premier 1 

What calamitous event occurred, on the 16th of 
October, in the metropohs ? 

327. What irreparable losses were, in conseauence, 
sustained 1 

What was the fate of the new administration % 

328. Who was placed at the head of the next adminis- 
tration 1 

What caused its dissolution ? 

On the day following the resignation of the con- 
servatives, whom did the king desire to form a 
new administration, upon a lasting basis ? 

1729. 328. In the speech addressed by the king to the parlia- 

ment, on the 8th of September, with what coun- 
tries did he congratulate the nation on having 
made treaties'? 

1730. 328. For what purpose ? 

1731. 3^8. When did the reign of William IV. terminate, by 

his death ? 

1732. 328. What character is given of him ? 

1733. 328. By what endearing title, will he, in future times, 

be remembered ? 

1734. 328. By whom, was he succeeded on the throne ? 

1735. 328. Whose daughter was she ? 

1736. 328. What was her age? 

1737. 330. What was the population of England, in the year 

1831? 

1738. 330. Of Scotland *« 

1739. 330. Of Ireland? 

1740. 330. What was the total census of the British European 

empire ? 

1741. 330. What was the population of London ? 

1742. 330. What was the amount of the national debt in 1833 ? 



THE END. 



QUESTIONS 



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GRIMSHAW'S HISTORY 



OF 



THE UNITED STATES, 



CONTINUED TO THE PERIOD OF THE 
SIXTH CENSUS, IN 1840. 



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*^* For the convenience of Teachers^ there is a Key, 
containing Answers to these Questions. 



QUESTIONS. 



13' The figures in the Jirsl column denote the member of the Qutstionf 
those in the second, refer to the page of the History, from which tft4 
student is to frame the Ansicer. 

'^;^* 77/^ questions distinguished by an asterisk, (*) refer to the chief sub' 
Jects — ivhich should be particularly remembered — and might advantages 
uusly become the object of a second course of study, or review; omitttng 
those which are unmarked as being of minor impprtanre. 



CHAPTER I. 
Q. P. 

1. 6. At what period, did Pythagoras live? 

2. 6. What was his theory respecting the sun ? 

3. 6. What theory did he form, respecting the earth ? 

4. 6. Is this system of Pythagoras adopted as true ? 

5. 6. At what period, did Philolaus live? 

6. 6. What was his opinion respecting the motion 

of the earth ? 

7. 6. When did Ilyc.etas live ? 

8. 6. What was his system ? 

9. 6. When did Ptolemy the Egyptian live ? 

10. 6. What record, did Ptolemy transmit, concerning 
his own astronomical observations, and those 
of his predecessors ? 

n. 6. How, and at what time, was this work saved 
from destruction ? 

12. 6. Of what place, was Muller a native ? 

13. 6. When did he die? 

14- 6. What instrument, useful in astronomical obser- 
vations, did ht invent ? 

15 7. What knowledge had the ancients respecting 

the properties of the magnet ? 

16 7, Who were the most enterprising navigators o, 

antiquity ? 



4 

Q. P. ^ . 

17. 7. What guide, had they, in steeiir.g their vessels? 

18. 7. How far, did they extend tl\eir voyages ? 

19. 7. Where, did they land the cargoes which they 

brought from India and Afiica ? 

20. 7. To what port on the Mediterranean, did they 

thence convey their merchandise, by land ? 

2 . 7. To what port, did they re-ship them ? 

22. 8. How far, did the Carthaginians extend their 

voyages, to the nortli ? 

23. 8. How far, did they extend their voyages, to llie 

south ? 

24. 8. What islands did they discover ? 

25. 8. What is related respecting the subsequent 

voyages of Hanno ? 

26. 8. What is related of Himiico ? 

27. 8. What is said respecting a Phenician fleet, pre- 

pared by one of the kings of Egypt ? 

28. 8. When is the voyage by the Phenicians suppos- 

ed to have been made ? 

29. 8. Were the particulars of those voyages publish- 

ed, for the information of m.ankind ? 

SO. 8. What commerce was pursued by the states of 

Greece ? 

31. 8. By what means, was their knowledge of geo- 

graphy extended ? 

32. 8. Were the Romans more remarkable than the 

Greeks, for their geographical knowledge ? 

33. 9. What erroneous theory, which checked the 

spirit of practical research, did the ancients 
entertain, concerning the habitable globe ? 

34. 9. By what event, was the small degree of geo- 

graphical knowledge, possessed by the Greeks 
and Romans, nearly lost ? 

35 9 What great city escaped the destructive rage 



7 

Q. P. 

73. 17, But, after the error was detected, has that title 

been continued ? 

74. 17. What are the aboriginal inhabitants named? 

75,* 17. When did Columbus reach the continent of 

America ? 

76.* 17. At wkat places, on the continent, did he land 1 

77,* 17. Was the continent, discovered by Columbus, 
named after himself? 

78.* 17. After whom was it named ? 

79.* "7. Of what place, was Vespucci a native? 

80.* 17. What opportunity had Amerigo Vespucci, io 
deprive Columbus of his merited honour ? 

81.* 18. You mentioned, that, when searching for a 
passage to India, by tke east, Diaz had de- 
scried the Cape of Good Hope ;— -when was 
*^hat promontory passed ? 

82.* 18. By whom, was it passed ? 

83.* 18. By whom, was De Gamo employed ? 

84.* 18. Was that passage effected before, or after, the 
discovery of America ? 

85.* 18. How many years after? 

86.* 18. When was the Pacific Ocean first entered by a 

European ? 

87.* 18. By whom, was that passage made? 

88.* 18. Of what country, was Magellan a native? 

89 * 18. By what country, was he then employed ? 



CHAPTER H. 

90.* 19. Who were the second people that ventured lo 
cross the Atlantic ? 

9K* 19 What is the name of the principal navigator, 
employed, by the English, in their first voy 
age to the west ? 



8 

Q. p. 

92.* 19. Of what place, was he a native ? 

93.* 19. What were the chief objects of his voyaged 

94. 19. Agreeably with whose plan, was this attempt f 

95.* 19. In what year, was this experiment made? 

96.* 19. Did he accomplish the design of reaching In- 
dia, by a western course ?• 

97. 19. What obstacle opposed him ? 

98.* 19. What large island, did he, at that time, dis 
cover ? 

99. 19. How far did he proceed along the American 
continent, in a southerly direction ? 

1 00.* 22. Who reigned in England, when the first Eng- 
lish settlement was attempted in America? 

101.* 22. In what year, was the attempt made ? 

102. 22, Who was its chief promoter? 

103.* 22. In what part of America, did the colonists, 
sent out by Raleigh, begin their settlement ? 

104. 22. What was their number? 

)05. 21. What name, had previously been given to that 
country ? 

]06.* 21. Why, and ly whom, was the country named 
Virginia ? 

107.* 22. How long, did the colonists, sent out by Ra 
leigh, remain in the country ? 

108. 22 What caused their return ? . 

109. 23. What further attempts did Raleigh and his 

partners make, to establish a colony ? 

1 10. 23. Were these more successful than the preceding 

party ? 

Ill 23. What was their fate ? 

U2.* 23. What causes are assigned for their wretched 
end ? ' 



Q. p. 

of the northern barbarians, and preserved 

the ancient arts and discoveries ? 

36. 9. In which of the Italian sea-ports, did the coni' 
mercial spirit first revive I 

37 iO. What served to hasten their commercial pro 
gress ? 

38. 10. In what year, did the crusades commence ? 

39. 10. How Tong did the intercourse, arising fr^om 

the crusades, subsist ? 

40. 10. When, is it generally believed, that the polari 

ty of the magnet, or its tendency of pointing 
to the poles, was discovered ? 

41. 10. To whom, is the discovery generally attributed? 

42. 10. Is not the claim of Gioia, to that discovery, 

disputed ? 

43. 10. At what earlier period, does the polarity of the 

magnet appear to have been known ? 

44. 10. But, is there not some merit justly owing to 

Gioia ? 

45. 1 1. How did the discovery of that property in the 

magnet, and the consequent invention of the 
mariner's compass, act, in extending the 
limits of navigation ? 

46. 11. What people offered the first example of in- 

creasi'ig confidence at sea ? 

47. 11. What islands did the Spaniards re-discover? 

48. 1. After the Spaniards, what people made the next 

considerable effort, in extending the bounda- 
ries of navigation ? 

49 1 1. What distant island did the Portuguese first 

reach ? 

50. 11. In what year, did they reach Madeira? 

51. 11. What islands did they next discover? 

52. 11. What was their next discovery ? 

A 2 



Q. p. 

53. 1 1 . In what year, did they cross the equinoctial 

line ? 

54. 1 1. What was the chief object of their researches* 

along the African coast? 

55. 12. To what navigator was intrusted the attain 

ment of that object ? 

56. 12. Mention the promontory descried by Diaz. 

57. 12. Was the Cape of Good Hope passed by Diaz] 

58. 12. What is the next naval achievement mention 

ed in the history you arc now studying ? 

59.* 12. By whom, was America discovered ? 

60. * 1 2. Of what country, was Columbus a native ? 

61.* 13. What object was Columbus pursuing, when he 
made that great discovery ? 

62. 13. Upon what system, did he found his conjec- 

ture, that he could reach India by steering a 
western course ? 

63. 13. Did those opinions rest merely on conjecture ? 

64. 1 3/ What evidences appeared to support his theory? 

65.* 14. By whom, was Columbus aided in his enter- 
prise ? 

66. 1 5. From what port, did he sail ; and with how 
many vessels ? 

67.* 16. In what year did he discover America? 

68.* ]6. What land, in the New World, did he first 
reach ? 

69. 17. What other islands, did he, in that voyage, 

discover ? 

70. 17 Did he then suppose that these islands were 

adjacent to a new continent ? 

71 17. What evidences did he now adduce in support 
of his opinion, that they belonged to India ? 

72. 17. Was this idea of Columbus — that he had 
^eached India — adopted I 



9 

CHAPTER III. 

Q. P. 

113. 24. After t!ie disastrous termination of the settle- 

ment at Roanoke, were any further efforts 
made, in Elizabeth's reign, to establish a 
colony in Virginia ? 

114. 24. To whom, did Raleigh assign his interest in 

that country ? 

115. 24. Did this new company attempt to make settle- 

ments in Virginia ? 

116. 24. Who is mentioned, at this time, as earnestly 

stimulating the English to naval enterprise? 

117. 24. What incentive did Hakluyt use ? 

118. 25. Were any new associations formed, in conse- 

quence of Hakluyt's zeal ? 

119. 25. By what king of England, were their designs 

sanctioned ? 

120. 25. What divisions did James make of the Ameri- 

can territory ? 

121. 25. By what titles, did James severally distinguish 

these districts ? 

122. 26. Who were the members of the South Colony? 

123. 26. Who were the members of the North Colony ? 

124. 26. In whom, was vested, the supreme government 

of the colonies ? 

125. 2C. By whom, was the council nominated ? 

126. 26. In whom, was vested, the subordinate jurisdic- 

tion ? 

127. 26. Under whose command, were the first emi- 

grants, intended for the South Colony, at this 
time placed ? 

128. 26. What was their number ? 

129. 26. What part of Virginia did Newport first 

descry ? . . 

130. 26. Into what spacious inlet, did he enter ? 



10 
Q. P. 

131. 26. Up what river, did he sail? 

132. 26. Through respect to wliom, was the new name 

given to this river ? 

133. 26. What name, did the colonists confer on the in- 

fant settlement ? *► 

134.* 26i In what year, was Jamestown founded ? 

135.* 27. Which is the most ancient habitation of the 
English on the American continent ? 

136. 27. Did these colonists live in friendship with the 

natives ? 

137. 27. Were they comfortable in other respects ? 

138. 27. In their distressful situation, on whom did the 

settlers confer the office of governor ? 

139. 28. In what manner, did Smith perform the duties 

of his office ? 

140. 29. Did any misfortune befall captain Smith? 
141 29. To whom, did the Indians carry him? 

142. 29. How was Smith treated, by Powhgtan ? 

143. 29. Was the sentence against him executed ? 

!44. 29. By whom, was Powhatan prevailed on, to re- 
call it ? 

145. 29 How many of the settlers were alive, Avhen 

Smith returned to Jamestown ? 

146. 29. What preparations were these miserable people 

then making ? 

147. 29. How many new planters soon afterwards ar 

rived ? 

148. 29. What unlucky accident diverted their atten- 

tion from the cultivation of the land, and 
again produced a scarcity of provisions ? 

149. 30. Mention the geographical work which Smith 

accomplished. 

150 30. What favourable change was made, about the 
same time, in the government of the colony? 



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■51. 31. Who was the first governor appointed, uuder 
the new charter ? 

T52, 31. Did Captain Smith continue to reside in llU 
colony 1 

.53. 31. What caused his departure ? 

'54. 31. How many persons did Smith leave in the 

colony ? 

155. 31. At the end of six montlis, after his departure, 
how many were alive ^ 

. 56. 31. By whom, was relief brought to them? 

'.57* 32. Was the succour which Gates and Summers 
brought, deemed sufficient to support tliem 
until the autumn ? 

15a 32. What measure, did they, consequently, adojjt ? 

159. 32. Did they proceed so far as Newfoundland, or 

did they meet any inducement to return ? 

160. 32. What was the consequence of lord Delawai€*s 

administration ? 

161. 32. Did any reinarKable marriage occur, in the 

time of his successor? 

162. 33. Did Pocahuntas leave any offspring ? 

163. 33. Are any of her descendants now living? 

164. 34. Was there, at this period, established, any 

individual property in land r 

165 34. By whose labour, was the land cultivated ? 

166. 34. How was the produce distributed? 

167. 34. Wliy was the system of joint-labour found in- 

jurious ? 

168. 34. What remedy did the governor apply to this 

evil ? 

169. 34. What was the result? 

iro.* 34. In what year, was tobacco, the great staple 
produce of Virginia, first cultivated, by the 
settlers ? 



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171.* S4. In what year, were negroes first brought into 

Virginia ? 

172.* 34. By what conveyance, were they brought? 

173.* 35. When was the first legislative assembly con- 
vened in Virginia ? 

174. 35. How many corporations sent representatives to 

this assembly ? 

175. 36. After the execution of Charles the first, which 

authority did Virginia acknowledge, — that 
of the crown or of the commonwealth ? 

176. 37. What was the consequence of this adherence? 

177. 37. Who was governor of Virginia, when the forces 

arrived from England '! 

178. 37. In what year, did this occur? 

179. 37. What restraints did the English common- 

wealth impose on the commerce of the dif- 
ferent colonies ? 

180.* 38. At the period of the English revolution, in 
1688, what was the population of Virginia? 

181. 38. When, and at what place, was the College of 
William and Mary founded ? 

182.* 38. In honour of whom, was it named ? 

i83. 39. When North America was first visited by Eu- 
ropeans, did the natives possess any domes- 
tic animals ? 

184.* 39. Were they entirely ignorant of the art of cul- 
tivating the soil ? 

185. 39. Were they inferior in husbandry, to the co- 

temporaneous inhabitants of Great Britain? 

186. 4(? To what plant, was the greatest care of the 

Indians of Virginia given ? 

1 87. 40. What uses did they make of tobacco ? 

•88. 40. What were the form and dimensions of their 
houses ? 

189, 40. On what sort of beds, did they lie ? 



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190. 40. In their general economy, had they any reseiii* 

blance to the people then living in England ? 

191. 40. How did they produce ignition? 

192. 41. Of what material, was their knife? 

19*?. 41. Of what material, did they make their axes? 

194. 41. Had they any fishing hooks, or fishing nets ? 

195. 41 How were their towns sometimes defended? 

i96. 41. Did the several tribes speak the same Ian 
guage? 

197. 42. Which Indian tribes had made greater ad- 

vancement in the arts, than those nations of 
Virginia ? 

198. 42. What is tlie personal appearance of the Amer- 

ican Indians ? 

199. 42. In dress, and artificial appearance, in general, 

did they resemble any people of Europe f 

200 43. Do the Indians possess great bodily strength ? 

201. 43. What is related of them, as orators? 

202. 44. By what means, do they record the substance 

of their debates ? 



CHAPTER IV. 

203. 44. In the preceding chapter, it is related, that 
James the first divided the great tract of 
country, then called Virginia, into two sec- 
tions, the North Colony and South Colony. 
Were the North, or Plymouth compai\y 
more energetic than the South ? 

?04. 45. In what service, did the Plymouth Company 
employ captain Smith, the Father of Vir- 
ginia ? 

205. 45. In what year, did Smith survey the coast of 

the northern division ? 

206. 45. Wliat name, did he give to this division? 

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45. What gave the first great impulse to the col- 
onization of New England ? 

46. What religious society was the first that re- 
moved to New England ^ 

46. Under whose care, had those exiles removed 
to Leyden ? 

46. Did the king of England give these people any 
positive assurance of toleration in America r 

46. From whom, did they procure a tract of land ? 

46. Of how many persons, did this colony consist • 

46. From what port in England did they sail ? 

46. What land in America did they first reach ? 

46. At what season, and in what year, did they 
arrive ? 

2 16. 47. What constitution of government did they 
form r 

217.* 47. Where did they begin their first settlement; 
and what name did they confer on it ? 

47. Did these colonists pass a comfortable winter ? 

47. Did they meet any opposition from the In- 
dians ? 

220. 47. Of the various traces of civilization, observ^ed 
amongst the natives of New England, men- 
. tion the most remarkable. 

221.* 48. With which neighbouring colony, was New 
Plymouth afterwards associated ? 

?22. 48. In how many years, after the commencement 
of New Plymouth, did this union occur ? 

223. 48. What was the number of its inhabitants, at 
the time of this event ? 

S24 48. By whose exertions, was the company formed, 
which established the colony of Massachu- 
setts* Bay r 

9^9 48. What induced Mr White and his followera to 
M»«.ift:i'ate ? 



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226. 48. From ^yhom, did they purchase a territory, for 
that purpose ? 

227 49. Who was then king of England ? 

228. 49. What was the nature of the charter granted 

them by Charles the first ? 

229. 49. In what year, did the emigrants embark for 

New England ? 

230. 49. How many were they in number ? 

231 49. What persons did they meet, on their arrival? 

232. 49. Where was Endicott settled ? 

233. 50. Did the colonists of Massachusetts live hap 

pily together? 

9*34. 50. Who was the first governor of Ma&sachusetts ? 

235. 51. Where was the first general court held ? 

236.* 52. In what year, was Rhode Island founded ? 

237.* 52. What two individuals were severally the most 
instrumental in its establishment ? 

238.* 52. What induced these persons to remove to this 
part of the country ? 

239.* 52. At what place, did Williams settle ? 

240.* 52. Where, did Coddington settle ? 

241 52. What name did he give to the island on which 
he settled ? 

242. 52. Which are the two oldest towns on the island ? 

243. 52. From what authority, and at what period, did 

the colony of Rhode Island receive its char- 
ter? 

244. 52. By what authority, was its constitutional pow 

ers confirmed and enlarged ? 

245.* 52. To what cause, is Connecticut indebted for its 

origin ? 

246.* 52. Who led the first colonists to Connecticut? 
247.* 52. In what year, did this happen ? 



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248. 52. Where did these people fix their residence? 

249.* 52. What towns did tliey first commence? 

250. 52. What two distinct claims were made to the 

land on which they had settled ? 

251. 52. On what plea, did the Dutch found their claim I 

252. 53. What was the nature of the claim made b) 

lord Say-and-Seal, and lord Brooke ? 

253. 53. How were the adventurers from Massachusetts 

freed from their competitors, the Dutch ? 

254. 53. How were they freed from the claims of lord 

Say-and-Seal, and lord Brooke ? 

255. 53. Did Connecticut remain without any charter? 

256.* 53. Where was the first settlement attempted ir 
New Hampshire ? 

257. 53. Were the funds of the company which at 

tempted that settlement, adequate to the un 

der taking ? 

258. 53. Whence, did they receive an accession of emi 

grants ? 

259 * 54. Who conducted the emigrants from Massachu- 
setts into New Hampshire ? 

260.* 54. What caused Mr. Wheelright to leave Massa- 
chusetts ? 

261. 54. When was the constitution of New Hampshire 

reduced to a regular form ? 

262. 54. What danger did the New England colonists 

incur, by the extension of their settlements ? 

263. 55 Which were the most considerable and war 

like Indians in New England ? 

264. 56. Did the colonies of New England form any 

combination for their common defence ? 

265. 56. Did this combination include all those colo* 

nies ? 

266. 56. In wnat year, was that union formed ? 

267 59 You have said, that the New England colonies 



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were disturbed by the neighbouring Indians, 
— were they aniipoyed by any other people ? 

268. 59. Did the people of New England retaliate these 
aggressions ? 

269 59. Who, is mentioned, as having commanded a 
military expedition against the French col- 
onies ? 

270. 59. What conquest did he achieve ? 

271.* 65. In what year, was Harvard College founded? 

272.* 65. Where is it situated ? 

273.* 65. Is Harvard the oldest seminary of learning in 
the United States ? 

274. 66. By whom, was the Bible translated into a dia- 
lect of the Indian language ? 

275.* 67. In what year, was Yale College founded ? 
276.* 67. Where is it situated ? 

977.* 67. How many colleges were estabHshed in the 
colonies, before that of Yale ? 

278.* 67. When, and at what place, was the first printing 
press established, in these colonies ? 



CHAPTER V. 
279.* 68. By whom, was Maryland founded ? 
280.* 68. Of what country, was lord Baltimore a native? 

281.* 68. What religion, did he profess? 

282.* 68. From what, monarch, did lord Baltimore re- 
obtain the grant of Maryland ? 

283. 68. In compliment to whom, did Maryland receive 
its name ? 

284.* 68. Did the charter obtained by lord Baltimore, 
oi^dain religious toleration ? 

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285 68. Did his son and successor, Cecilius, respect 
this important condition in the charter? 

286.* 69. Who was the first governor of Maryland ? 

287.* 69. In what year, did he arrive with the first emJ 
grants ? 

288.* 70. When was the first settlement made, in North 
Carolina ? 

289.* 70. From what colony, did the first settlers ii 
North Carolina emigrate ? 

290. 70. In what part, was their first residence ? 

291. 70. At what place, was the next establishment 

made? 

292. 70. By whom, was it made ? 

293. 70. Had these early settlers any charter, or any 

code of laws for their government ? 

294. 70. How long, did they remain in this extraonlt- 

nary situation ? 

295- 70. What species of government, and what law 
with regard to religion, did lord Clarendon 
and his partners establish ? 

296. 70. At what rate, did they offer the lands ? 

297.* 70. In what year, do you date the founding of 
South Carolina ? 

298.* 70. By whom, was South Carolina colonized ? 

299.* 70. When was the growth of cotton introduced 
into South Carolina ? 

300.* 70. When was the cultivation of rice introduced ? 

301.* 70. From what country, was the first rice, for seed, 
brought into Soutli Carolina ? 

302.* 71. By what people, was the state, now called 
New-York, first settled ? 

303 * 71 How long, was New- York held by the Dutch ? 

304. 71. On what principles, did the Dutch found thcit 
claim to that counti y ? 



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305. 71. By what English navigator, in their employ 

inent, did they assert that the country had 
been discovered ? 

306. 71. In what year? 

307. 71. On what grounds, did the English claim the 

same country ? 

308. 71. According to the rule established by the Eu- 

ropean powers, which nation had the most 
equitable claim ? 

309. 71. To whom, did Charles II. assign the country? 

310. 71. What was the extent of the grant to the duke 

of York ? 

311. 71. Who was the Dutch governor of that terri- 

tory, at the time of that assignment to the 
duke of York ? 

312. 71. By what company, was Stuyvesant employed { 

313.* 71. In what year, did the British take possession 
of the colony ? 

3 4.* 72. By what title, was then known, all that country 
which the Dutch held ? 

'ilS. 72. Did the British expel the original settlers ? 

316. 72. Did the coiiquerors hold uninterrupted posses* 

sion of this colony ? 

317. 72. In what year, was it re-surrendered ? 

318. 72. When, was it restored to the English? 
319 72. By what means, was it restored ? 

320.* 72. To whom, did the duke of York sell that part 
of the territory, now called New Jersey ? 

321.* 72. In what year, was this transfer made? 

322.* 72. By what people, had New Jersey been prcvi 
ously settled } 

323.* 73. In what year, was the college at Princeton 
founded ? 

324.* 73. Who was the founder of Pennsylvania? 



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325.* 73. Who was the father of William Penn? 

326.* 73. To what religious society, did William Penn 
belong ? 

327.* 74. From what British monarch, did Penn receivf 
a grant of Pennsylvania ? 

328. 74. Upon what pecuniary consideration, was the 

grant made ? 

329. 74. In honour of whom, and by what person, was 

Pennsylvania named ? 

330.* 74. In what year, did the first British colony arrive 
in Pennsylvania ? 

331. 74. To what religious sect, did they chiefly belong? 

332. 74. In what part, did they begin their settlement ? 

333. 74. What are the most important passages con- 

tained in the letter which Penn sent by these 
colonists to the natives ? 

334.* 74. At what period, did Penn himself arrive in tht 
colony ^ 

535. 74. How^ many emigrants accompanied him ? 

*JS6, 74. At what place, did he land ? 

337. 75, How many inhabitants were settled along the 

right bank of the Delaware, previously to 
Penn's arrival ? 

338. 75. Of what nations, were these previous settlers. 

339 75, At what place, was the first legislative assem- 

bly held ? 

340 75. By what name, was Chester then known ? 

341. 75. What laAvs were at that period enacted, con- 

sistent with the mild tenor of the founder's 
professions ? 

342. 75. On what site, was Philadelphia founded r 

343. 75. In what year ? 

344. 75. From what ancient city, does Philadelphia dc» 

rive its name? 



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345. 75 Was Perm's residence in America, at this time> 

of long continuance ? 

346. 75. In what year, did he revisit the colony ? 

347. 75. What was, then, the number of inhabitants in 

the city ? 

348. 75, How long, did Penn remain, in his second visit? 

349. 7&. What reasons are assigned, for his residence 

being, again, so short ? 

350. 7&. Did Penn live on amicable terms with the peo- 

of his colony ? 

351.* 76. When, and at what place, did William Penn 
die? - 

S52.* 7&* How old was he at his death ? 

353.* 7&, How long, did his descendants remain proprie- 
tors of Pennsylvania ? 

^54.* 76. To whom, was it assigned, and for what com- 
pensation ? 

$55. 76. What name has been given to the first seventy 
years of the existence of this colony ? 

356. 76, During that time, how did the Indians conduct 
themselves towards the colonists ? 

357.* 78. When, and at what place, was laid the founda- 
tion of the first medical school In the New 
World ? 

358. 78 By whom, was the first course of lecfcures de- 
livered, in that medical school ? 

359.* 78. By whom, was Delaware first A^isited ? 

360.* 78. In what year, did the Swedes and Finlanders 
purchase the country from the Indians ? 

361.* 78. What name did they give to it ? 

362. 79. By what neighbouring people, were these set* 

tiers conquered ? 

363. 79. Who was then governor of Nova Bel^ia ? 



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P. 

79. How long, did New Sweden remain under Ifit 
government of tlie Dutch ? 

365.* 74. Did this territory become the property of Wil 
liam Penn ? 

366.* 74. By whom, was it conveyed to him ? 

367.* 74. At what period ? 

368.* 79. In what year, was Georgia founded? 

369.* 79. From Avhom, did it derive its name ? 

370.* 79. Who is mentioned as the promoter of Gcor 
gia? 

371.* 79. Which is the oldest British settlement is 

Georgia ? 

372. 79. Did any other European nation claim Georgia ? 

373. 81. Of what country, were the early settlers of 

Georgia ? 

374. 81. Of what country, was general Oglethorpe? 



CHAPTER VI. 

375.* 81. You have spoken of the contests between 
France and England, arising from the claims 
of France upon part of the American terri- 
tory occupied by England. To w^hich party, 
belonged the most equitable right of posses 
sion, depending on discovery ? 

376.* 82. Which party had the strongest claim to the 
territory in dispute, arising from occupation I 

377.* 82. Which were respectively the first capitals oi 
each ? 

378.* 82. Which of these was first established? 

379.* 82. How much sooner was Quebec established 
than Jamestown ? 

380.* 82. Besides Canada, in the north, what other ter* 



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Q. P. 

ritory had France, situated to the south of 
the British colonies in North America ? 

^81.* 82. What means did France use, to connect these 
distant possessions ? 

382.* 82. What was her object, in thus connecting them ? 

383.* 82. In what year, did France attempt this ? 

384.* 82. Were the British colonists willing that France 
should complete her design ? 

385.* 82. How far, did their claims extend ? 

386.* 82. When complaints of violence having been 
committed by the French, were made to the 
governor of Virginia, what determination 
did he form ? 

38r. 82. Who was then governor of Virginia ? 

388.* 82. Who offered his services, for this arduous un» 
dertakin-g ? 

389. 82. What military office did Washington then fill I 

390. 82. What was his age ? 

391.* 82. How far distant were the French settlements ? 

S93. 82. Through what sort of country, did his route 
lie? 

393. 82. By what kind of people, was it inhabited? 

394. 82. At what season of the year, did Washington 

commence his journey ? 

395. 82. How many companions had he ? 

396.* 82. On what river, was the fort situated, in which 
the French commander was posted ? 

397. 82. When did Washington deliver the reply of tlic 
French commander to the governor of Vir- 
ginia ? 

a98. 83. Was his journey free from toil and danger ? 

399.* 83. Where was George Washington bom? 

400.* 83. What is the period of his birth? 

401. 83. What was the name of his father? 



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Q. P. 

402. 83. What was his father's occupation ? 

403 83. What was his character, and his condition in 

life? 

404.* 83. From whom was his father descended ? 

405.* 83. At what period, did the progenitor of the 
American branch of the Washington family 
remove from England to Virginia ? 

406. 83. To what business, was the education of Waslv- 
ington suited ? 

407 83. What branches of education did he acquire ? 

408. 83. On whom, after the death of his father, did 

the charge of bis father's numerous family 
devolve ? 

409. 83. What military commission, did Lawrence 

Washington hold ? 

410. 83. After his return from Carthagena, what name 

did Lawrence give to his patrimonial estate ? 

411. 83. Through respect to whom, did he call it Mount 

Vernon ? 

412. 83. On the death of George Washingtor's two 

elder brothers, and the daughter of Law- 
rence, who succeeded to Mount Vernon ? 

413 84. Was not Washington, at an early age, on the 
point of being employed abroad ? 

414. 84. At whose desire, did he abandon the designed 
profession ? 

415.* 84. What was the consequence of the reply given 
by tlie French commander ? 

416. 84. Who were the two principal officers of the 

Virginia regiment ? 

417. 84. What service did Washington perform, with 

two companies of the regiment ? 

418 84. After the death of Mr. Fry, who became •com- 
mander of the regiment ? 

419.* 84, Against M^hich of the French posts, did Wash- 
ington proceed ? 



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Q. P. 

420.* 84 Where was Fort Duquesne situated ? 

421.* 84. What town has been erected on its site ? 

422. 84. Did Washington, at that time, proceed as fat 
as Fort Duquesne ? 

423.* 84. What induced him to retreat ? 

424. 84. Where, did he make a stand ? 

425.* 84. In what condition, were his fortifications, when 
attacked by De Villier ? 

426.* 84. What was the result of this defence? 
427.* 84. Relate the terms of the capitulation. 

428. 84. What measure was adopted, to draw forth the 

colonial resources, in a uniform system of 
operations ? 

429. 84. What was proposed by the assembly at A\- 

bany ? 

430. 84. Was this plan acceptable to the British min- 

istry ? 

431. 84. What other plan did they propose? 

432. 85. Was this plan relished by the colonies ? 

433. 85. To whom, was it communicated, by one of the 

royal governors ? 

434. 85. What sentiments did Franklin express con- 

cerning it ? 

435. 85. Was the English government, by the difficulty 

of settling the mode of raising supplies, dis- 
couraged from military operations against 
the French ? 

436.* 85. Who was at this time, sent to America, at the 
head of the PZnglish troops t 

437.* 85. What American officer acted as aid-de-camp 
to general Braddock ? 

438.* 85. Was general Braddock successful in his pro- 
ceedings against the French ? 

439 * 85. Where was be defeated ? 



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440.* 86. Did he himself receive any bodily hurt ? 

441.* 85. Was colonel Washington wounded, or in any 

serious danger ? 

442. 86. Were the provincial troops, who accompanied 
general Braddock, as much disconcerted as 
the British, by the unusual mode of attack ? 

443.* 85. In what year, was the defeat of Braddock ? 

444. 86. Did the French continue to be successful ? 

44* * 86. Did any change occur in the British ministry, 
which soon altered the face of public affairs? 

446. 86. When did this change occur ? 

447 86. What victories over the French followed in 
America ? 

448. 86. What settlements now remained to the French, 
in North America ? 

449.* 86. Do you recollect the name of the celebrated 
British officer, who fell victoriously before 
Quebec ? 

450.* 86. In what year, was Quebec taken from the 
French ? 

451.* 87. How long had hostilities continued, before a 
general peace was concluded, and France 
ceded Canada to England, by treaty ? 

452.* 87. In what year, was this general peace con- 
cluded ? 

453.* 87 Had any European nation been allied with 
France in the war ? 

454.* 87. What provinces did Spain yield to England ? 

455. .87. What assistance did the colonies give England, 

a't sea ? 

456. 87 How many thousand colonial land-troops, co- 

operated with the English, m North America? 

457 • 88. Can you relate any system of measures, com- 
menced by Great Britain, in the year 1764, 



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which were hurtful to the interest of her 

colonies ? 

4.58.* 88. By what authority, were the taxes attempted 
to be raised ? 

450. 88. Were these taxes acquiesced in, by the col- 
onies ? 

460. 88. Why did they object to them ? 

461. 88. What induced Great Britain to impose them? 

462.* 88. What particular reason did the colonies urge, 
to justify their refusing to pay those taxes I 

463. 88. Do you remember what tax the British parlia 

ment first determined to impose ? 

464. 89. What do you understand by the stamp-duty ? 

465. 89. Mention the statesman who proposed and suc- 

ceeded in the enactment of the stamp-duties. 

466. 89. In what year, was this act passed ? 

467. 90. On the night after the stamp-act passed, what 

expressions, relating to it, did Dr. Franklin 
use, in a letter to Charles Thompson ? 

^68.* 90. In which of the American colonies, was the 
voice of opposition to the stamp-act, at this 
time, first heard ? 

469, 90. Mention the person who brought into the 

house of burgesses in Virginia, the resolu- 
tions adopted against this act. 

470. 90. What bold exclamation was he then prompted 

to make ? 

471.* 90. Had a resolution, similar to the resolutions of 
Virginia, previously been made in any other 
of the colonies ? 

472.* 90. How long before ? 

473.* 91. Did the other states accord with Virginia, in 
opposition to the British taxes ? 

474. 91. What instructions were given, by the people, 
to their representatives ? 



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p. 

91. What important resolution was passed, by tho 
assembly of Massachusetts ? 

91. What means, did that assembly use, to pio- 
mote the meeting of a continental congress ? 

91. By which of the colonies, was this advance to- 
wards a union seconded ? 

9 1 . Where did that congress meet ? 

91. Upon what measures, did the delegates in that 
congress agree ? 

92. Did the colonists allow the stamp-law to ope- 
rate amongst them ? 

92. What associations were then formed, to defeat 
the measures of the parliament ? 

482. 92. How did they remedy the deficiencies of Brit- 

ish manufactured goods ? 

483. 92. By what means, did they increase the quantity 

of wool ? 

484. 92. What effect was produced by this firm conduct 

of the colonists ? 

485. 93. Was colonial taxation opposed by many able 

members of parliament ? 

486. 93o Repeat a quotation from the speech of Wil- 

liam Pitt. 

487.* 93. Of whose opinion and authority, did the next 
administration avail themselves, in an ex- 
amination at the bar of the house of com- 
mons ? 

488.* 92. In what year, was the stamp-act repealed ? 

489.* 93. When the taxes were repealed, was the right 
of levying them relinquished ? 

490.* 93 What act was passed, simultaneously vriih the 
repeal } 

491. 93. Was it thought that the alleged pOM'er of Wj 
ing taxes would be used ? 



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492.* 93. To whom, were the chief rems of governmcnf 
now given ? 

493.* 93. Who was the Dew chancellor of the exch^ 
quer ? 

494.* 93. What bill did he procure, relating to the col 
onies ? 

495. 93. Do you remember the names of any of the 
persons in America, who wrote or spoke 
ably against these duties ? 

496.* 94. What native of England, at that time in Amer- 
ica, roused the public feeling in the greatest 
degree ? 

497.* 94. Did those new duties cause any association in 
America ? 

498. 95. What effect was produced in England, by the 
firmness of the American colonies ? 

499.* 95. Who was at this time prime minister of Eng 
land? 

500. 95. In what year, was the act passed for the repeal 

of the duties on all the taxed articles excent 
tea ? ' 

501. 95. In consequence of this partial repeal, was the 

mercantile intercourse between the colonies 
and the mother country renewed ? 

502.* 95. Were the colonists willing to pay the duty on 
teap 

5C3. 96. What impolitic scheme, concerted between 
the British ministry and the East India Com- 
pany, led the contending parties again upon 
the disputed ground ? 

504. 96. IIow can you explain this ? 

505 96. In what year was that impolitic scheme form- 
ed ? 

506. 96. Were the colonists willing to receive the tea 
on these terms, apparently favourable to 
them ? 

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507.* 96. What measures did they adopt, with regard to 
the expected tea-vessels ? 

508.* 97. How did the people oi Boston prevent the tea 
from being landed ? 

509.* 97. Was any of the tea sold, that was, at thai 
time, sent out by the East India Company l 

510.* 97. What punishment did the British parliameiil 
inflict on the merchants of Boston ? 

511.* 97. To what sea-port, %vcre its custom-house offi- 
cers, and trade, removed ? 

512. 97. What injurious alteration was made in the 

goveniment of Massachusetts ? 

513. 97. What change was made, with regard to per- 

sons indicted for certain crimes ? 

514. 97. In what year, were these unjust laws enacted? 

515.* 98. Whom, did the British government send, an 
commander in chief of North America, and 
governor of Massachusetts ? 

516. 99. Did the merchants of Salem profit by the clos- 

ing of the port of Boston ? 

517. 99. Did any sea-port make a highly liberal offer to 

Boston ? 

518. 99. What precautionary measures did general 

Gage, about this time, pursue ? 

519. 99. Did the people remain quiet, after these pre- 

cautions ? 

520. 99. Relate what immediately followed, at Cam- 

bridge ? 

521. 99. During the confusion, what rumour went 

abroad ^ 

522. 99. What nrwvement did this rumour cause 

amongst the people ? 

523.* 99. Who was president of the provincial congress 
that assembled at Concord ? 

524. 99 Were the remonstrances availing, which this 



31 

* congress made to the governor of Massachu- 
setts ? 

525. 99. What resolutions did the congress then form? 

526. 99. Over the " minute men,'* and the militia, whom 

did they commission as general officers ? 

527 ' 100. What measures were pursued at Newport ? 
528. 100. What was done at Portsmouth ? 
529.* 100. At what place, had a general congress of the 
American colonies assembled ? 

530.* 100. Who acted as president of this congress? 

531.* 100. Who filled the office of secretary? 

532.* 100. Into what agreement, did this august body 

enter ? 
533. 100. What addresses did they prepare ? 
534.* 97. In what year, did this congress meet ? 

535.* 101. By whom, was a conciliatory plan offered in 
the British house of lords ? 

536.* lOl. Was lord Chatham's proposition adopted? 

537.* 102. What was doing, meanwhile, by the leading 
men of Massachusetts ? 

538.* 102. Where was their chief deposit of provisions? 

539.* 102. Where is Concord situated ? 

540.* 102. What did general Gage determine, with re 
gard to these provisions ? 

541 102. In what manner, did he endeavour to effect his 

purpose ? 
542. 102. On what night, and in what year, did this oc- 



cur 



543.* 102. Were the British soldiers allowed to pursue 
their march for Concord, without interrup- 
tion ? 

544.* 102. Were the Lexington corps successtul in thei^ 

opposition ? 



32 

Q. P. 

545. 102. What did the British soldiers accomplish, ut 

Concord ? 

546. 102. When again assailed at Concord, what move 

ment did they make r 

547. 102. Were they annoyed by the Americans, in then 

retreat ? 

548. 103. What loss did the royal detachment sustain ? 

549. 103. What loss was suffered by the provincials? 

550. 103. By whom, was Ticonderoga taken ? 

551. 103. By whom, was Crown Point captured? 

552.* 103. When did the Americans commence the en 
listment of regular soldiers I 

S5o.* 103. Under whose command, was placed the armj 
of New England ? 

554. 103. Were military arrangements confined to New 
England ? 

555.* 104. Do you remember the names of three British 
officers, of high reputation, who arrived in 
America simultaneously with the re-enforce- 
m.ents from Great Britain ? 

f56.* 104. Martial law having been, at this time, pro- 
claimed, and open war threatened, wliat pre- 
parations did the Americans make ? 

557. 104. In fulfilling the orders, for intrenching on Bun- 

ker's Hill, was any error committed ? 

558. 104. Where is Breed's Hill situated ? 

559 104. On the morning of what day, and in what 
year, was that intrenchment made ? 

560.* 105. What officer had the chief command of the 
Americans on Breed's Hill ? (or Bunker's 
Hill ; for this battle is always named from 
the latter place.) 

561. 105. By what officers, was he aided ? 

562. 105. Did general Gage allow the Americans to re- 

main undisturbed in their intrenchment ? 



33 
Q. P. 

563. 105. How many soldiers did he send against them ? 

564 105. Did these succeed in their design ? 

565. 105. Did any re-enforcement from Boston, join the 

disordered troops ? 

566. 105. What officers commanded the re-enforce- 

ment ? 

567.* 105. Were the Americans obliged to abandon their 
works ? 

568.* 106. Which party suffered the greatest loss in this 
celebrated battle — the British, or the Ameri- 
cans ? 

569. 106. How many of the British were killed or 

wounded ? 

570. 106. How many of the Americans were killed, 

wounded, or missing ? 

571. 1.06. How many men had the Americans in action, 

at the commencement of the battle ? 

572. 106. What proportion did these bear to the number 

of the assailants ? 

573.* 106. Whose death, did the Americans particularly 
lament ? 

574. 106. What town was burned, by the British, as they 
were advancing to the attack ? 

575.* 106. Who succeeded Peyton Randolph, as president 
of congress ? 

576.* 107. Who was appointed to conduct the American 
armies ? 

577.* 107. Was this appointment made by a unanimous 
vote? 

578.* 107. During the tniee years which intervened, from 
the defeat of Braddock to the reduction of 
Fort Duquesne, in what military duty had 
Washington been employed ? 

579.* 107. In the capture of what fort, had he asststed.' 

580.* 107. To what civil office, was he aftei-wards ap- 
pointed ? 



34 

Q. P. 

581.* 107. Was he particularly distinguished in congress? 

582.* 107. What age was general Washington, whe^i ap- 
pointed commander in chief ? 

583.* 108. Did he accept of any regular pay? 

584. 108. Repeat his expression on this subject, as stated 

in the last sentence of his reply to the presi- 
dent of congress. 

585. 108. Do you remember who were appointed a? 

major generals ? 

586. 108. Who was appointed as adjutant general ? 

587. 108. Who were the brigadier generals ? 

588. V08, What is here said of Lee and Gates ? 

589.* 108. On what day, and in what year, did general 
Washington join the army ? 

590.* 108. At what place, did he join the army ? 

591. 109. Had the American army a uniformity of dressi 

592. 109. What expedient was adopted, to abolish pro 

vincial distinctions ? 

593. 109. What quantity, of powder had the Americans, 

on the 4th of August ? 

594.* 109. What was the number of the continental army 
placed under the command of Washington ? 

595. 110. Who was of eminent service, as commander 

of the Lee privateer ? 

596. 110. How many vessels did congress order to be 

built, and of what respective force ? 

597. 110 Which town in Massachusetts was, about this 

time, destroyed, by an English ship of war ? 

598. 110. What expedition was urgently recommended 

by colonel Arnold ? 

599 110 Did congress acquiesce in Arnold's opinion ? 

600. 1 10. Did they invest him with the chief command 
of the troops destined against Canada t 



35 

Q. P. 

601. 110. To whom, were the arrangements in the nortlv- 

ern department committed ? 

602.* 111. After the capture of Fo4't Chamblee and Su 
Johns, what important Canadian town sur- 
rendered to Montgomery ? 

603. HI. After the capture of Montreal, whither did 

Montgomery proceed ? 

604. 1 1 2. About the same time that Montgomery invaded 

Canada, by the usual route from New-York, 
by whom was a detachment of the American 
army brought thither, by a new and uncx 
pected passage ? 

605. 112. How many men accompani'^d Arnold? 

606. 112. By what route, did he enter Canada? 

607. 112. Did all Arnold's companions succeed in reach 

ing Canada ? 

608. 112. By what causes, were they obliged to return ? 

609 112. When, did Arnold enter the inhabited part of 
Canada ? 

610. 113. Whom, did Montgomery appoint, as colonel 
of the regiment of Canadians, which he 
began to form ? 

611.* 113. What town did Arnold, on the 13th of Novem- 
ber, attempt taking by assault ? 

612.* 113. Was his attempt successful? 

613.* 113. Who was then governor of Canada, and ani- 
mated the garrison of Quebec, by his pre- 
sence ? 

614.* 114. After Montgomery had remained some time 
before Quebec, what determination did he 
form ? 

615. 114. How many did the garrison of Quebec number? 

616. 114. How many were the assailants ? 

617. 114. Name the officers who commanded the four 

divisions which assaulted the town ? 



36 

Q. P 

618.* 114. Did the Americans succeed in their attempt? 

619.* 114. What was the fate of Montgomery ? 

620. 1 14. What injury was received by ArnoW ? 

621. 114. Do you remember the name of the officer who 

commanded Arnold's party, after he was 
carried off the field ^ 

622. 114. What loss did the Americans altogether sus- 

tain ? 

623.* 114. Of what country, was Montgomery a native? 

624. 115. Besides the usual means by military force, 

what individuals did congress send to make 
an impression in Canada ? 

625. 115. Were these exertions in Canada successful ? 

626. 116. How long, did the Americans continue their 

operations against Quebec, before the siege 
was raised f 

627. 117. What important transaction had, in the mean 

time, occurred, at Williamsburg, in Vir- 
» ginia ? 

628. 1 17. What eminent individual headed a party of 

gentlemen, who compelled lord Dunmore to 
pay the value of the powder taken from the 
colonial m.agazine ? 

629. 1 17. After lord Dunmore had retired with his family 

from his palace at Williamsburg, what town 
in Virginia did he attempt to destroy, by a 

cannonade ? 

630. 1 17. Did he succeed in his design against Hampton? 

631. 117. From what town, was he next compelled to 

retire ? 

632. 117. What caused the destruction of Norfolk? 

633. 117. On what day, and in what year, was Norfolk 

destroyed ? 

634. 117. What is mentioned, to have occurred, about 

the same time, in North Carolina? 



37 

Q. P. 

635 lir. What is said, respecting the royal governors 

of the other colonies ? 

636 US. Since the beginning of hostilities, what had 

been the situation of the British troops, at 
Boston ? ^ 

637 * 118. By what niovement of the besiegers, under 

general Washington, was sir William Howe 
compelled to evacuate Boston ? 

63t * 118. When did he evacuate Boston ? 

639.* 118. W^hither did he sail with his troops ? 

640. 1 19. Which town is next mentioned, as having been 
attacked by the British ? 

641.* i 19. Who commanded the vessels of war which 
entered the harbour of Charleston ? 

642. U9. What officer commanded the land-troops on 
board ? 

643.* 119. On what island, had the Americans erected 
works, for the defence of Charleston ? 

644.* 1 19. Who commanded the fort on Sullivan'a Islantl ? 

645.* 119. What was the issue of the attack? 

646. 119. What was the next object of the British ar- 
maments ? 

64r.* 119. To what officers, was given the command of 
the force destined to act against New-York? 

648.* 119. What was the amount of the army placed un- 
der general Howe ? 

649.* 120. What most important, and highly celebrate 
declaration, did the American congress agree 
on, a few days after the arrival of the great 
British armament ? 

650.* 120. What change did this measure produce, in the 
relations between the colonies and the crown 
cf England ? 

651 * 120. By whom, was the motion for independence 
first made in congress ? 
I) ' 



38 

Q. P. 

652.* 120. By whom, was it seconded ? 

653.* 120. Where was congress then assembled? 

654.* 120. On what day, and in what year, was the De- 
claration of Independence made ? 
* 

655. 120. Repeat the words of the first period, in tlie 
second paragraph of the Declaration, begin- 
ning with, ** We hold these truths to be self 
evident : — 

656.* 124. By whom, was the Declaration of Independ 
ence composed ? 

657.* 124. Who was then president of congress ? 

658.* 124. Who was secretary ? 



CHAPTER VII 

659. 125. In what city, had Washington fixed his head 
quarters, in the month of April ? 

660'. 125. In their approach to the city of New-York, 
against what island had the British resolved 
to make their first attempt ? 

661.* 125. When did the enemy land on Long Island ? 

662.* 125. Did they defeat the Americans, and get pos 
session of the island ? 

663. 125. On what day, did the principal engagement 

occur ? 

664. 125. To which of the American generals, was in 

trusted the defence of the island ? 

665. 126. What loss, did the Americans sustain, in kill 

ed, wounded, and prisoners ? 

666. 126. Which of the American generals were taken 

prisoners ? 

€67* 127. Lord Howe having considered the late reverse 
as favourable to promote submission, whom 
did he send with a message to congress ? 



39 
^. p. 

668. 127. Who were deputed cO have an interview with 

the British general, on Staten Island ? 

669. 127. Did there arise any approximation towards a 

peace ? 

670. 127. When concluding the interview, what expres- 

sion did lord Howe make to Doctor Frank- 
lin ? 

671. 127. What reply was made by Franklin ? 

672 127. What was, at that period, the state of the 
American army ? 

673. 127. Wliat was the sti-ce of the militia? 

674.* 128. On what day, was New-York entered by a 
brigade of the enemy ? 

675. 128. Did any calamity, in a few days afterwards, be- 

fall the city ? 

676. 129. After the Americans had lost forts Washing- 

ton and Lee, to what place did general Wash- 
ington retreat ? 

677. 129. Fearing that he would be compelled to retreat 

still farther, what information did Washing 
ton request from colonel Reed ? 

678 129. W'hat reply, did the colonel make? 

679. 129. What magnanimous resolution did Washing 

ton immediately express ? 

680. 129. What made Washington's situation yet more 

distressing ? 

681. 129. What was then the number of general Wash 

ington's troops ? 

S82. 129. What was the number of lord Comwallis* 
army, which followed as the Americans re- 
tired ? 

683.* 129. By what route, did Washington retire? 

684. 129. At what distance, was lord Cornwallis from 

the retreating army ? 

685. 130. Do you remember the name of a distinguished 



40 

Q. P. 

continental officer, who was, about this time, 
taken prisoner ? 

686. 130. Did congress continue sittinjj in Philadelnhia? 

687.* 130. What bold enterprise was now formed by 
Washington ? 

688 * 130. On what day, and in what year, did he make 
arrangements for passing the Delaware ? 

689. 130. Did all the divisions succeed in passing the. 
river ? 

^90. 130. What prevented the other divisions from cross- 
ing? 

691. 130. Mention the officers, to whom general Wash- 

ington assigned the coinmand of the several 
divisions of the main body. 

692. 130. At what hour, in the following morning, (26th 

of December,) did the Americans reach the 
enemy's advanced posts ? 

693.* 131. What description of troops, and how many, 
was the detachment stationed in Trenton ? 

694.* 131. How many of these did Washington capture? 

695. 131. How many were killed or wounded ? 

696. 131. To what place, did the remainder escape? 

697. 131. Was any relation of the American commandei 

wounded in the attack ? 

698. 132. What reply had been made to colonel Rahl, 

the officer in Trenton, when he sent to h^s 
superior, general Grant, for a cautionaiy rc- 
enforcement ? 

699. 131. In the evening after his victory, to what place, 

did Washington convey his prisoners ? 

700. 131. Under Avhose command, was the superior Brit- 

ish force, which attacked Washington, after 
his return to Trenton ? 

fOl. »31. Relate the manner of general Washington's 
celebrated movement fronn Trenton, in order 



41 

Q. P. 

to elude the British, and attack them in the 
rear. 

702.* 132. Did Washington capture any of the enemy, at 
Princeton ? 

703.* 132. What was the name of the general who fell at 
Princeton ; and of what country was he 9 
native ? 

704. 132. From the consternation produced by these un 

expected movements, to what places did the 
British, in those parts, immediately retreat ? 

705. 133. Mention some of the hardships suffered by the 

Americans, during those winter movements. 

706. 133. In this situation, what surgical operation dif) 

they undergo ? 

707. 133. Where were they then stationed ? 

708. 133. What daring exploit was achieved by colonel 

Barton, to retaliate the captwre of general 
Lee ? 

709. 133. What officer is stated to have been eminently 

useful, in guarding against surprise ? 

710.* 134. From what country, did the Americans, in the 
spring, receive a large quantity of arms and 
ammunition ? 

711.* 134. Mention the ofiicers who hastily collected ix 
party which defeated the British, at Ridge- 
field. 

712.* 134. Which of these ofiicers was killed? 

713. 134. Do ycu remember the name of the American 
officer, who accomplished a daring service dt 
Sagg Harbour ? 

714.* 135. In the great battle, fought on Brandywine 
creek, which parly was victorious ? 

715.* 136. On what day, and in what year, was this battle 
fought ? 

716, • 134 Who was the principal commander of thr 
British army in this battle ? 
P 2 



Q. P. 

ri7.» 136. Who led to the attack the two columns of the 
royal army ? 

718- 135. What was the numerical strength of the royal 
army ? 

719.* 135. Who was the prmcipal commander of thf 
American army at the Brandywine ? 

720. 135. Who commanded its several divisions ? 

721 135. What was the numerical strength of the 
American army ? 

722. 135. But, what was its effective force, on Avhich de- 

pendence might be placed, in battle ? 

723. 136. What was the loss of the Americans, in kill- 

ed and wounded ? 

724 135 Had general Washington judged that it would 

be prudent to engage the enemy at that time? 

725 135. By what opinion, and for what end, was he 

therefore induced to act against his own 
judgment ? 

726.* 136. Do you remember the names of two distin- 
guished foreigners, who served under the 
American banners at the Brandywine ? 

727.* 136. Of what nation, was La Fayette ? 

728.* 136. Of what nation, was Pulaski? 

729. 136. What injury was suffered in the battle, by La 

Fayette ? 

730. 137. What misfortune happened to Wayne's regi- 

ment, encamped near the Pacli tavern ? 

731. 137. To what places, did congress now find it ne- 

cessary successively to remove ? 

732.* 138. When did sir William Plowe enter Philadel- 
phia ? 

733, '38. Between which two fortresses, did the Ameri- 
can naval armament, for the protection ol 
tne Delaware, make its harbour of retreat ? 



43 

Q. p. 
734.* 138. Who commanded the Americans, in their at- 
tack on the British stationed at German- 
town ? 

735. 138. Mention the American officers wlio headed the 
several divisions. 

736.* 139. Were the Americans successful at German* 
town ? 

737. 139. What loss did they sustain? 

738. i39. What causes are assigned, for this defeat? 

739. 139. Can you recollect the name of the officer who 

was cashiered, for misconduct in the reti-eat ? 

740. 139. By whom, were two thousand Hessians led 

against Red Bank ? 

r41. 139. Who then commanded the works at Red Bank ? 

742 139. Were the Hessians successful against Red 
Bank? 

743. 139. >Vas an assault made by the enemy, about the 

same time, on Fort Mifflin, more successful ? 

744. 139. What officer bravely defended Fort Miffiin, for 

more than forty days ? 

745. 139. Were the Americans at length compelled to 

evacuate Mud Island and Red Bank ? 

746. 139. In what condition, were the works, before INIud 

Island was evacuated by major Thayer? 

747. 139. What naval officer ably assisted, in the long- 

protracted defence of the Delawa^'e ? 

748.* 140. Do you remember who succeeded Mr, Han- 
cock, in the presidential chair? 

749. 140. What character is given of Mr. I^aurens ? 

750 * 140. What station did Washington choose for his 

winter-quarters ? 

751.* 140. Where, is Valley Forge situated ? 

752.* 140. Describe the privations and condition of the 
Americans at Valley Forge ? 



44 

Q. P. 
753.* 140. To whose command was given the Brit h 
forces designed to form a line of communi- 
cation between New York and Canada ? 

754. 141. Mention the American generals who impeded 
Burgoyne's passage towards Albany ? 

755.* 141. Who were successful at Bennington ? 

756.* 141. What officer commanded the Americans, in 
the first engagement at Bennington ? 

757.* 141. What officer commanded the Americans, in 
the subsequent engagement at Bennington, 
on the same day ? 

758.* 141. On what day, and in what year, did these en- 
gagements occur ? 

75'j» 141. What wxre the trophies of these two actions ? 

760.* 141. What benefit resulted from them ? 

761.* 142. Who was, shortly afterwards, placed, by con 
gress, at the head of the northern army ? 

762. 108. Before his appointment to the northern army, 

what office had general Gates previously 
filled ? 

763. 142. At what place, was a severe battle fought, on 

the 19th of September? 

764.* 143. To avoid being surrounded, whither did Bur- 
goyne retreat ? 

765.* 143. By the convention, formed between Burgoync 
and Gates, what number of the enemy, sur- 
rendered to the Americans, at Saratoga ? 

766. 143. Adding this number to the killed, wounded, 
and prisoners, lost by the royal army during 
the preceding part of the expedition, what 
was the total loss of the enemy ? 

767 * 143. On what day, and in what year, did Burgoyne 

surrender to Gates ? 

768 (43. Who was chief engineer, in Uie army of gen 

eral Gates '^ 



45 
Q. P. 

f69.* 143. On learning the fate of Burgoyne, what move- 
ment was made by the British on the North 
River ? 

770.* 143. What was done by the enemy who had been 
left in his rear ? 

771. 144. Relate the operations of commodore Hopkins. 

772. 144. What service was achieved by Captain Barne) ? 

773,* 144. Who was the most daring of all the officers 
sailing under the Republican flag ? 

774.* '44. Of what country, was Paul Jones a native? 

t75,* i45. Which was the first European state, that form- 
ed an alliance with the Americans ? 

776.^ 145. Was France prompted to this alliance by 
friendship for America, or hostility to Eng- 
land ? 

771.^ 145. When was the treaty of alliance signed ? 

778.^ 145. By whom, on the part of the United States, 
was this treaty negotiated ? 

779.* 145. Who was then king of France? 

780. 145. After information of this treaty had been re- 

ceived by the British government, what pro- 
posals were made by the ministry, to the 
American congress at York ? 

781. 145. Did the United States accede to these pro 

posals ? 

782. 145. Why did they not accede to them? 

783. 145. What was the reply of Joseph Reed, to an ofTei 

of court remuneration, made to him, by a 
late royal governor, Joh^istone ? 

784. 146. Being apprehensive that a French fleet would 

be despatched, to block up the British 
squadron in the Delaware, what instructions 
were given to the commander of the British 
army? 

785. 146. Who had now succeeded general Howe. 



46 

\ 86.* 146. On what clay, and in what year, did theBiitisii 
evacuate Philadelphia ? 

787.* 146. On what day, did a severe engagement occur 
with the retiring army, called the battle of 

Monmouth ? 

7B8. 146. Which of the American generals was ti-ied and 
pronounced guilty, by a court-martial, foi 
misconduct in that battle ? 

739 * 147. When congress, after the departure of the 
British, had returned to Philadelphia, what 
new and most pleasing duty had this body 
to perform ? 

790. 148. Had the disastrous invasion of Canada, taught 

congress the impolicy of carrying the war 
out of the limits of the Union ? 

791. '48. What enterprise, exhibited again the unpiofito 

ble waste of foreign expeditions ? 

792. 148. By whom, was that enterprise conducted ? 

793. 148, Which of the southern states, was, about this 

time, marked out, in which to try the fo*'- 
tune of the English arms ? 

794. 148. What was the name of the British officer sent 

against Savannah ? 

795. 148. To whom, v/as committed, the defence of Sa- 

vannah, and the whole state of Georgia ? 

796. 148. Was that officer successful in defenuing Sa- 

vannah r 

797. 149. What was the result of the capital of Georgia 

having been taken by the enemy ? 

798. 149. After the declaration of independence, which 

was the only state where a legislative body 
assembled, under the authority of Great 
Britain ? 

799. 149. Who took the command of all the British 

forces in Georgia ? 

ROO * 150. When, and by whom, was Stony-Point cap 
tured ? 



47 

Q. P. 

801.* 150. Where is Stony-Point situated ? 

802 151 By ^vhom, was an English garrison at Paulus 
Hook surprised ? 

803. 151. By the disastrous termination of what enter- 

prise, were the two last-mentioned achieve- 
ments more than counterbalanced ? 

804. 151. To whom, were intrusted the American land 

forces, sent against Penobscot? 

805. 151. Under whose command was the fleet ? 

806. 151. By whom, was a British detachment repulsed 

from Port Royal, in South Carolina ? 

807. 15] By whom, were several hundreds of the roy- 

alists, called " tories>" defeated, at Kettle- 
creek ? 

808 152 What American officer Avas defeated by colo- 
nel Prevost, at Briar-creek ? 

809. 152. In consequence of the serious apprehensions 

entertained for the safety of the adjacent 
states, what distinguished individual was 
invested with extraordinary powers in South 
Carolina ? 

810. 153. What American general was defeated at Stono- 

ferry ? 

811. 154. What officers headed the combined French 

and American troops, in the att2.ck on Sa- 
vannah ? 

812. 154. What British officer defended Savannah ? 

813. 154. Were the combined troops successful in their 

assault on Savannah ? 

814 }54. What foreign officer was mortally wounded, 
in ?.ttacking Savannah ? 

815. 154. On what day, and in what year, was that at 

tack made ? 

816. 155. Whilst the fate of Savannah was pending, by 

whom was :in extraordinary enterprise ef 
tec ted ? 



48 

Q. P. 

Bir. 155. Where was the scene of this enterprise? 

818. 155. How many British soldiers and ssulors wei-c 

captuied there, by colonel White and hrs 
small party ? 

819. 155. Including the colonel, of how many did ihe 

captors consist ? 

820. 156. When the departure of the French fleet from 

Savannah became known to the British in 
New York, what movement was made by 
sir Henry Clinton ? 

d21. 156. By how many troops, was he accompanied ? 

822. 156. To what city in South Carolina, did he lay 

siege ? 

B23. 157, Who had then the chief command in Charles 

ton ? 

824.* 157. When did Charleston surrender to the be- 
siegers ? 

825.* 158. After the fall of Charleston, how many vessels 
remained of the American navy ? 

826. 158. Which party was victorious, at the battle of 
the Waxhaws ? 

627. 158 Who commanded the British in that engage» 
ment ? 

828. 158 Who commanded the Americans ? 

B29. 158. On the departure of sir Henry Clinton from 
Charleston, for New York, on whom devolv- 
ed the command of Charleston ? 

830. 159. Do you remember the name of the officer who 
defeated the enemy at Williamson's planta- 
tion, and at Hanging Rock ? 

831.* 160. Which party was victorious, in a battle fought, 
on the 14th of August, at Camden? 

832.* 160. Who commanded the British at Camden ? 

833.* 160. Who commanded the Americans ? 

834.* 161. What gallant foreign officer was slain, on th« 
American side, at Camden ? 



49 

Q. F. 

835.* 161. About the time Avhen Sumpter was rewarded 
with the rank of general, what celebrated 
partisan was advanced to the same rank ? 

836.* 163. Which par*y was successful at King's Moun 
tain? 

837.* 163. Who was the principal commander of the 
Americans, at Ring's Mountain i 

838. 163. Wliich American officer addressed his division 

in simple, though energetic, language ? 

839. 163. Who commanded the enemy at King's Moun- 

tain? 

840. ^64. How many prisoners were taken by the Amer- 

icans ? 

841 164. How many were killed and wounded ? 

842 166. The necessities of the American army having 

grown extremely pressing, what measures 
did general Washington adopt, to gain sub- 
sistence ? 

843.* 167. Can you recollect the officer's name, who, about 
this time, went to France, and successfully 
urged that country to enlarge its aid ? 

9 

844.* 167* Mention the admiral, who arrived at Rhode 
Island, with a numerous French fleet. 

845.* 167. How many land-troops, were on board this 
fleet? 

846.* 167. Under whose command, were the land-troops? 

847. 167. By what British admiral, were the French fleet 
and army blocked up at Rhode Island ? 

848.* 168. Name the American general, who basely en- 
gaged to betray the fortress of West Point 
into the hands of the British. 

849.* 168. For the defence of which river, had West 
Point been strengthened ? 

850. 168. With which of the enemy's generals did Arnold^ 
correspond ? 



m 

Q. P. 

851.* 169. Which officer did the British general employ, 
as agent in this business ? 

852. 169. By whom was major Andre intercepted, when 

returning from a conference with Arnold ? 

853. 169. When did the occurrence happen? 
854.* 169. What was the fate of A '"•Ire ? 
855.* 169. What became of Arnoid ? 

856. 169. What reply was made by a British officer, to 

Arnold's question, of what treatment he was 
to expect, if the Americans made him their 
prisoner ? 

857. 169. Where, and in what year, did the traitor die ? 

858.* 169. Was France the only nation (besides the belli 
gerents) that felt an interest in the colonial 

war ? 

859.* 170. What American provinces, then possessed by 
England, did tiie Spaniards successfully in- 
vade ? 

860.* 170. What British officer frustrated the Spaniards, 
in their memorable siege of Gibraltar? 

861.* 170. By whom, was admiral De Grasse captured, in 
the West India seas ? 

862. 170. In what particular instance, did the defeats of 
the French and Spaniards operate severely 
against the United States ? 

863.* 171. What other European stale, besides France 
?nd Spain, was involved in war with Great 
Britain ? 

864. 171. What event is mentioned, as having occasion- 

ed Great Britain to declare war against the 
jjMvcti republic f 

865. 171 How were the suspicions of the British con- 

r.rnried, with regard to the hostile inteniions 
o< (he Dutch? 

866. 17i. On what island, did the gathering storm of 

British vengeance burst iorth ? 



51 
Q. P. 

867. If I. What amount of property is said to have been 
captured by the British at St. Eustatia ? 

868 171. In what year, was this capture made? 

869.* 172, Under whose able direction, was a regular sys- 
tem of finance adopted in the United States ? 

870.* 172. Which is the oldest bank in the Urited States? 

871.* 172. When were this bank and the financial depart- 
ment established ? 

»72.* 172. When the public engagements began to be 
made payable in coin, and the old continental 
money ceased to have currency, what amount 
of this paper was in circulation ? 

473.* 172. By what amount of silver money, was that im- 
mense sum made redeemable ? 

874 * 173. Tell me the name of the general who succeed- 
ed Gates, m the command of the southern 
army. 

875.* 173. In what year, did he succeed general Gates ? 

876. 173. The same day on which general Greene took 

charge of the army at Charlotteville, of what 
successful enterprise did he receive infor- 
mation ? 

877. 173. Mention the ingenious stratagem, used on this 

occasion. 

878.** 574. Which party was successful at the Cowpens ? 

879.* ^74, Who was the chief commander of the Ameri- 
cans, at the Cowpens ? 

880.* t74, By whom, was he ably supported ? 

881.* 174. Who commanded the British? 

882.* 174 In what month, and in what year, did the 
battle at the Cowpens occur ? 

883. 174 What reply did a lady in Charleston make, to 
colonel Tarleton, when he affected a desire 
of seeing colonel Washington ? 



52 
Q. P. 

884.* 176. Which party gained the victory at Guilford 
Court-house ? 

885.* irs. Who commanded the British? 

886.* 176. Who commanded the Americans? 

887.* 176. When did the battle of Guilford occur? 

888. 178. Let me know the name of the lady, who, in 

order to expel a parly of the British, assisted 
the Americans in burning her own house ? 

889. 178. Which American officers conducted the siege 

of Mrs. Motte's house ? 

890.* 180. W^hich party was successful at Hobkirk Hill, 
near Camden ? 

891.* 180. What officer commanded the British ? 

892.* 180. What officer commanded the Americans ? 

893.* 180. What determined reply did general Greene 
make, when advised to retire, with his re- 
maining force, to Virginia ? 

394.* 180. Having deranged the entire plan of the British 
operations, at what place, did he defeat their 
main body ? 

895. 181. When, in the close of the year, Greene moved 
down into tlie lower country, what move- 
ment did the British make ? 

896.* 181. Did the wa*' continue long in South Carolina, 
after the battle of Eutaw ? 

897. 181. During the march of lord Cornwallis in Vir- 
ginia, by which officers was he impeded and 
occasionally attacked ? 

898.* 181 At what place, did lord Cornwallis finally take 
a station ? 

899.* 181. In which state, is Yorktown ? 

900. 181. In conformity with whose instructions, did 

Cornwallis take this station ? 

901. 181. Was the choice of this post in accordar.ce 

with the opinion of Cornwallis himself? 



53 

Q. P. 

902.* 182. By whom, was York River shortly afterwards 
blocked up ? 

903.* 182 Between what British and French commanders, 
did an undecisive engagement occur, off the 
capes of Virginia ? 

904.* 184. Mention the names of the two brave American 
officers who commanded the party that 
stormed a redoubt before Yorktown ? 

905.* 185. Were the British works taken by assault, or 
were they surrendered by capitulation ? 

906.* 185. Mention precisely the day and year when thfy 
were surrendered 

907.* 185. What number of troops surrendered? 

90S.* 185. May the capture of the British army at York 
town be considered as the closing scene of 
the revolutionary war ? 

909. 185* Who were, in consequence, honoured by the 

thanks of congress ? 

910. 185. What orders did general Washington give, 

after this most important victory ? 

911. 185. Moved by a similar feeling, what was resolved 

by congress ? 

912. 186. In what manner, did the French army conduct 

themselves at Rhode Island ? 

913. 186. In what manner, did they behave, in theii 

march to Yorktown ? 

914.* 186. After the completion of this conquest, whither 
did general Washington, with the greater 
part of his forces, return ? 

915. 186. In a desultory skirmish near Charleston, whai 

amiable and intrepid officer was killed ? 

916. 188. Near which place was the concluding engage- 

ment in Georgia ? 

917. 186. In that undecisive engagement, who command 

cd the Americans ? 



54 

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918.* 187. How many millions sterling had been added to 
the debt of Britain, by the contest with the 
United States ? 

919.* 187". Plow many lives had she wasted in the eon- 
test? 

920. 187. Why would not the Americans now agree to 
the pacific proposals of England ? 

921.* 187. Amongst the friends of peace, in England, 
which statesmen are mentioned, as particu- 
larly distinguished for their eloquence ? 

922. 187. Who is mentioned, as having successfully 
brought forward a pacific resolution in the 
British house of commons ? 

923.* 187. To whom, was lord North's office of prime 
iTciinister assigned ? 

924.* 187. On the decease of Rockingham, to whom were 
the chief reins of government intrusted ? 

925.* 187. Who was the father of William Pitt? 

926.* 187. In what year, did lord Chatham die ? 

927.* 188. In what city, did the commissioners, appointed 
to treat of peace, assemble ? 

928.* 188. To v/hom, did the United States confide their 
interest, in the important business of pacifi- 
cation ? 

929. 188. Who were appointed to negotiate, on the part 

of Great Britain ? 

930. 188. Which two sovereigns of Europe, were me- 

diators, in promoting the desirable agree- 
ment ? 

931 * 188. When were the preliminary articles of peace 

signed ? 

932.* 188. When were they ratified ? 

933. 188. When was peace proclaimed, in the American 
army ? 

934 * 188. How long had the war continued ? 



55 

Q. p. 

935. 189. By whose interposition, and dignified coolness, 

was the mutiny of the American troops 
quelled ? 

936. 189. What expedient was used, to avoid the incon- 

venience of dismissing a great number of 
soldiers in a body ? 

937. 190. When was New York evacuated by the British 

forces ? 

938. 190. On what day, did Washington make a public 

entry into that city ? 

939. 190. When bidding adieu to his officers, what ex- 

pressions did Washington use ? 

940.* 191. Where was the seat of congress at this time { 
941.* 192. Who was then president of congress? 

942.* 191. Repeat the last paragraph, except one, of gen 
eral Washington's address to the president, 
when resigning his commission. 

943.* 192. After his resignation, whither did Washington 
hasten ? 

944.* 192. Did he remain inactive at Mount Venion ? 

945.* 192. After conventions had assembled in the several 
states, and formed new constitutions, what 
laws were retained in practice, as before ? 

946.* 193. Can hereditary honours be granted in any of 
the states ? 

947.* 193. What personal titles are recognised by law ? 

948. 193. Mention the single instance of deviation frora 
this essential mark of the republican spirit. 

949.* 193. Of how many branches, do the new govern- 
ments consist ? 

950.* 193. Particularize these three. 

951. 194. Why is compensation allowed to members of 

the legislature ? 

952. 194. In what other country, was there anciently a 

similar regulation ? 



56 
Q. p. ^ 

953.* 194. Why are the terms of representative service 

short ? 

954.* 194. How often are elections for the lower house of 
the several legislatures, in general, made ? 

955. 194. Where was a type-foundry established, several 

years before the Revolution ? 

956. 194. Who was the first person that regularly pur- 

sued the business of type-founding in thr 
United States ? 

957. 194. Where did Baine settle, and at what period? 

958. 195. When was instituted the American Philoso 

phical Society ? 

959. 195. When, and by whom, was the practice of in 

oculating for the small-pox first introduced 
on the American continent ? 

960. 195. Into which town, was the small-pox then in 

troduced ? 

961.* 195. In what branch of natural philosophy was Dr 

Franklin unrivalled ? 

962.* 196. For what great discovery, is the world indebt 
ed to Dr. Franklin ? 

963.* i96. What invention resulted from this discovery ? 

964. 196. What institution is particularly mentioned, a? 

having been founded by Franklin ? 

965. 196. When was the library founded ? 

966 * 196. Do you remember which is the birth-place of 
Franklin ? 

96T.* 196. Where, and in what year, did Franklin die? 

968* 196. At what age? 

969 197. Who held an honourable station in America, 
as a botanist ? 

970. 197 Who was equally distinguished in astronomy ? 



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CHAPTER VIII. 

sn. 198. Who headed several thousand disorderly citi- 
zens of Massachusetts, in an insurrection ^ 

972. 198. Of what, did these people complain? 

973. 199. What place, did they attack? 

974. 199. By whose bravery and good conduct, were the 

insurgents dispersed ? 

975. 198. In what year, did this insurrection in Massa- 

chusetts occur ? 

976.* 199. In accordance with whose motion, was a pro- 
posal made by Virginia, to the other states, 
that they would meet in convention, for the 
purpose of digesting a new form of govern 
ment ? 

977.* 199. When, and where, did the delegates assemble ? 

978.* 199. Whom did they choose as president of this 
convention ? 

979.* 199. Until what day, did they deliberate, before 
they had agreed on a new plan of national 
government ? 

980. 199. Who were the authors of the book called the 

Federalist ? 

981. 199. Which of these three statesmen, wrote nearly 

the whole of the essays contained in tje 
Federalist ? 

982. 199. What character is given of the Federalist ? 

983.* 199. Of what branches, does the congress of the 
United States consist ? 

984.* 199. In which of these branches, is vested the ex 
ecutive power ? 

985.* 199 What is a necessary qualification of the presi- 
dent, with regard to his place of birth ? 

986.* 200. What must bo his age ? 



m 

Q. p. 

987.* 200. During how many years, must he have resided 
within the country ? 

9S8.* 200. For how many years, do the president and 
vice-president hold their offices ? 

989.* 200. In what manner, are they appointed ? 

990.* 200. Of whra persons, is the senate composed ? 

991.* 200. In what manner, and for how long a period 
are the senators chosen ? 

992.* 200. What age, must a senator liave attained ? 

993.* 200. Plow many years, must he have been a citizer 
of the United States ? 

994.* 200. In what manner, are the members of the house 
of representatives chosen ? 

795.* 200. Is property, or a particular religion, a necessa 
ry qualification for members of this house I 

796.* 200. How often, are they chosen? 

f 97.* 200. What are the necessary qualifications of the 
electors ? 

998.* 2<X). What age must a representative have attained? 

999.* 200. How many years, must he have been a cUizen 
of the United States ? 

1000.* 200. How often does congress assemble ? 
001.* 200. What day is fixed for its meeting ? 

1002. 200. From what fund, are the members of congress 
compensated ? 

1003.* 201 Wliat form of government do the United 
States guarantee to every member of the 
great political family — the several states ? 

)004>* 2C\ Against what injuries, are they bound to pro- 
tect each state ? 

1005.* 201. Is any religious test required, as a qualification 
to an office under the United States ? 

1006.* 201. How is the judicial power vested ? 



1013. 


203 


1014. 


203 


1015. 


203 


1016. 


203. 



Q. p. 

IU07.* 201. When, and at what place, did the new legisla 
tare first assemble ? 

1008 * 201. Who had previously been chosen president? 

1009.* 201. Were the people unanimous in his election? 

1010.* 201. What age was general Washington, then ? 

1011.* 203. At how much, was the annual salary of the 
president fixed ? 

1012.* 203. How much, were the salaries of the vice-pres» 
dent, secretary of state, and secretary of the 

treasury ? 

Who was elected vice-president ? 

Who filled the remaining great political de 
partments ? 

Who received the office of chief-justice ? 

203. What was the first object of legislative at 
tention ? 

1017. 203. For this purpose, what duties were levied, and 

what taxes imposed ? 

1018. 204. How many millions of the general debt of the 

United States, were funded ? 

1019. 204. How many millions were funded of the debts 

of individual states ? 

1020.* 204. To complete the financial department, what 
institution did colonel Hamilton recom- 
mend ? 

1021.* 204. In what year, was the bank formed ? 

1022. 204. For how many years, was it chartered ? 

1023. 204. What was the amount of its capital ? 

1024.* 205. Where was placed the parent bank of the 
United States ? 

1025. 205. To whom, was the excise duty on domestic 
spirits, particularly obnoxious ? 

026. 205. In which town, was held a meeting of dfle 
gates, from the malcGntents ? 



60 

Q. p. 

1027. 205. In what year, was this meeting ? 

1028. 206. What force was it supposed that the insurgcni 

malcontents could bring into the field ? 

029. 206. What number of militia did general Wash 

ington require, for the purpose of quelling 
them ? 

030. 206. Under whose command, did general Wash- 

ington place these troops f 

.031. 206. What effect was produced by the greatness of 
this force ? 

1032. 206. In what year, was tranquillity restored ? 

1033. 206. In the time of the destructive yellow fever, m 

Philadelphia, in the year 1793, how many 
died, of that disorder alone ? 

1034. 206. How many were then the inhabitants of Phila- 

delphia ? 

1035. 206. In that calamitous season, who was the most 

humane, fearless, and skilful physician, of 
Philadelphia ? 

1036. 207. Where was Dr. Rush born ? 

1037. 207. In what year, did Dr. Rush die ? 
:038.* 207. When did Vermont become a state? 
1039.* 208. When did Kentucky become a state ? 

1040 * 208. By whom, was made the earliest permanent 

settlement in Kentucky ? 

1041. 208. Which is the oldest settlement in that state ? 

1042- 208. When was Lexington commenced ? 

1043 209. What cause retarded the extension of settle 
ments beyond the Ohio ? 

1044. 209. In what year, was a military force sent, to de 
btroy the Indian settlements on the Scioto 
and the Wabash ? 

1045 209 Under the command of whom, was this mili- 
tary force ? 



61 

Q. p. 

1046. 209. Was the expedition successful ? 

1047. 209. By what cause, was it defeated ? 

1048. 209. How many of the troops were killed? 

1049. 209. Was the next attempt against those people, 

more fort-mate ? 

1050. 209. What officer was then intrusted with tJie com- 

mand ? 

1051. 209. What caused his defeat ? 

105?,. 209. Was the enemy superior, or inferior, in num 
ber, to St. Clair's army r 

lV53. 209. How many officers and privates were then 
killed ? 

IC54. 209. By whom, was St. Clair succeeded ? 

1055. 209. In what year, did Wayne reach the g-roand 
where St. Clair had been defeated :' 

i056. 210. In what year, occurred, a genera] engagement, 
between Wayne's army and the Indians? 

1057. 210. What was the issue of that engagement? 

1058. 210. In what year, did Wayne conclude, at Green- 

ville, a treaty with the hostile Indians ? 

1059. 210. Who projected a humane system for ameliora- 

ting the condition of the Indians ? 

1060. 210. Who was amongst the first to execute this 

humane system ? 



CHAPTER IX. 

1061.* 210. By what cause, were the United States involv 
ed in a foreign war ? 

1062.* 210. In the war between France and the other 
European powers, what did the French Di- 
rectory require irom the United States ? 
F 



62 
Q. P, 

1063 21i. After the king of France (Louis XVI.) hud 
been executed, who was sent as minister to 
the United States ? 

J064. 211. In what manner, did he treat the American 
Republic ? 

1065. 211. In wliich port, did he land ? 

i066. 211. What were his proceedings, there ? 

IC67.* 211. What line of conduct had the president (gen 
eral Washington) determined to pursue ? 

1068. 211. What unexampled measure, did Genet, in con 

sequence, design ? 

1069. 211. What request, did the president then make? 

1070. 211. Did the French government accede to this re 

quest } 

1071. 211. In what manner, did G^^net's successors con 

duct themselves ? 

1072.* 211. Besides seizing enemies' property, when found 
on board vessels of the United States, what 
other hostile measures did the French Dircc- 
toi-y pursue tov/ards them ? 

1073.* 212. Who, in the meantime, succeeded general 
Washington, as president of the United 
States ? 

1074 212. Who was, at the same time, chosen as vice- 
president ? 

1075. 212. In what year, did these successions occur? 

1076,* 212. How long, had general Washington filled tlie 
office of president ? 

1077. 212. Wlien those proceedings of the French govern- 
ment were known in the United States, what 
feeling did they excite ? 

107S.* 212. After authority was given for capturing French 
ariTied vesseJs, by whom were two French 
frigates captured ? 

1079.* 212. In what year, were these captures made? 



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63 

Q. P. 

1080.* 212. Who was, at this time, called to command the 
American armies ? 

1081.* 212. What effect had the determined conduct of the 
United States ? 

1082.* 212. When the American envoys arrived in Paris. 
and found the Directory overthrown, in 
whom was vested the chief government of 
France ? 

1C83.* 212. Under what title, did Buonaparte then govern ? 
1084.* 212. Were the disputes amicably adjusted ? 

l>^85.* 212. To what cause, may be attributed, the greater 
part of the wealth gained by the merchants 
of the United States, the increase and expe- 
rience of her seamen, and the unrivalled 
prosperity of her farmers ? 

1986.* 213. What other power, was there, with which dis- 
putes, of not less importance, had to be ad 
justed ? 

1087. 213. Besides the disputes between Great Britain 
and the United States, arising from the Rc- 
volutioi^, what nev/ causes inc reased the hos- 
tile feeling ? 

.'088. 214. For what reason, was the complaint respecting 
those searches only partially founded on jus- 
tice ? 

i089.* 214. vVhat ultimate resource was used, for the pre- 
servation of peace ? 

kO90.* 214. Cn what year, and under whose administration, 
was Mr. Jay sent to London ? 

1091.* 214. What was the result of this mission? 

1092.* 214. Was the favourite maxim of the United States, 
'* that free ships make free goods," aban- 
doned } 

'093.* 214. What was agreed, respecting the search of 
their merchant-vessels ? 

1094.* 214. On what day, and in what year, did the veii 
orated Washington die ? 



64 
Q. P. 

1095.* 214. At what place, did he die ? 

1096.* 214. What was his age, at the time of his death? 

1097. 214. Had he been long ill ? 

1098 214 By what disorder, was his death caused ? 

1099.* 215. Had gcncrai Washington ever any offspring ? 

1100.* 215. To whom, had he been married ? 

ilOl. 215. How long, had he been married ? 

1102. 215. By his will, who was to inherit Mount Vernon, 
after the decease of Mrs. Washington ? 



CHAPTER X. 

1103 * 216. What change had been recommended, with 
regard to the seat of government ? 

1104-* 216. By whom, had this recommendation been 
made ? 

1105.* 216. By which states, was a territory ceded, for this 
purpose? 

1106.* 216. By what name, is this territory known? 

1107.* 216. In what body, is vested the sovereign authori'f 
of the District ? 

1 108.* 216. In which portion of the District, was the new 
city founded ? 

»109.* 216. What name was given to it? 

1110.* 216. When were the public offices removed to 
Washington ? 

1111.* 216. From which city, were they removed ? 

1112.* 216. During how many years, had Philadelphia been 
the seat of the federal government ? 

1113.* 217. Who succeeded John Adams, as president of 
the United States ? 

1114.* 217. How long had John Adams been president ? 

1115* 217. Who new filled the office of vice-president ? 



65 

1116.* 217. In what year, were Thomas Jefferson and 
Aaron Burr made president and vice-presi 
dent ? 

klir. 217. After the disputes had been settled with the 
tributary princes at Tunis, Algiers, and 
Morocco, with what other freebooter, was a 
similar adjustment impracticable ? 

1118. 217. Do you remember the name of the officer who 

defeated a Tripolitan cruiser off Malta ? 

1 1 19. 217. What was the name of his vessel ? 

1120. 217. In what year, was that cruiser defeated ? 

1121. 218. By whom, was the American squadron com- 

manded, that blockaded ihe port of Tripoli ? 

1122. 218. What officer, in the Constellation frigate, 

compelled the Tripolitan gun-boats to re- 
tire ? 

1123. 218. Who commanded the squadron of seven sail, 

sent against Tripoli, in the year 1803 ? 

1124. 218. Which of his frigates ran upon a rock, and 

with her crew, was subsequently captured by 
the Tripolitans ? 

1125. 218. Who then commanded the Philadelphia? 

1126. 219. Can you recollect the name of the young offi 

cer, who conceived the design of retaking, 
or of destroying, the captured frigate ? 

1127. 219 What was the result of his attempt? 

1128. 219. In what year, did this occur .^ 

1129. 219. By whom, were several successful attacks, ir 

the same year, made, on the Tripolitan bat 
teries ? 

-1130. 220. Who was commissioned to concert measures 
of co-operation with Hamet, the ex-bashaw 
of Tripoli ? 

1131 ^220. What office had Eaton, for many years, held ? 

1132. 220. Where did he effect an interview with ihtt 
exiled sovereign ? 

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66 

Q. P. 

1133 220. Whom did Hamet appoint commander of the 
forces, destined to accomplish the design of 
restoring him to the throne ? 

1134. 220. From which town in Egypt, did general Eaton 

and Hamet begin their march ? 

1135. 220. Which city, in the regency of Tripoli, did 

Eaton overcome ? 

1136. 221. By what measure, were the fruits of this 

achievement blasted, before they reached 
maturity ? 

1137. 221. By whom was this treaty negotiated ? 

1138. 221. Upon what t^rms, were the American prison- 

ers released ? 

1139. 221. What reward was conferred, by Massachu- 

setts, on general Eaton, for his distinguished 
good conduct ? 

! 140.* 222. When did Tennessee become a state ? 

1141.* 222. To which of ^he original states, had Tennessee 
.belonged ? 

1142.* 222. When did Ohio become a state ? 

1143** 222. Of what territory, had Ohio formed a portion? 

1144.* 222. Whence came the earliest settlers of Ohio ? 

'145.* 222. Under whose superintendence ? 

1146. 222. What town did they found ? 

1 147. 222. In what year, was Marietta founded ? 

1148.* 222. From what government, was Louisiana pur- 
chased ? 

1149.* 222. When was the purchase made ? 

*150. 222. What was agreed to be given for Louisiana ? 

1151. 222. Was any part of this sum to be retained by 

the United States ? 

1152. 222. On what account, was it to be retained ? 

115 > * 222. In what year, was a district of Louisiana form- 
ed into a state of the same name ? 



67 
Q. p. ^ 

1154.* 223. Of what vast region, according to the Spanish 
geography, had Louisiana formed a part ? 

1155. 223. By what Europeans, was the interior of Lou 
isiana first explored ? 

156. 223. When was it first explored ? 

^157. 223. From what American colony, were the persons 
sent, for that purpose ? 

1158. 223. Who first descended the Mississippi, to its 

mouth ? 

1159. 223. In what year, did La Salle reach its mouth ? 

11 60. 223. After whom, did he name the country ? 

1161. 223. When was New Orleans founded ? 

'162. 223. How many inhabitants did Louisiana the« 

contain ^ 

1163. 223. In what year, did France transfer Louisiana to 

Spain ? 

J 164. 223. By what treaty ? 

1.65. 223. When did Spain restore Louisiana to the 
French Republic ? 

1166. 223. Why did the French find it convenient to as- 
sign Louisiana to the United States ? 

1167.* 223. What officers were sent with an exploring party 
to Louisiana ? 

1168.* 223. By whom, were their instructions drawn? 

1169.* 223. What were the particular objects of the expe- 
dition ? 

1170.* 223. Did they perform their task in a satisfactory 
manner ? 

1171. 223. By how many persons, were they accompanied/ 

1172.* 223. Where, and in what year, did they embark ? 

1173.* 224. What great ocean did they reach ? 

1174.* 224. By what river, had they descended to it ? 

1175.* 224. In what year, did they return to St. Louis? 



B8 

Q. P. 

1176.* 224. What space of time had elapsed, before their 

return ? 

1177. 224. In going and returning, how many miles had 

they travelled over ? 

1 178. 224. Were they often incommoded by the Indians ? 

1 179. 224. What were their most dangerous enemies ? 

1180. 225. Who accomplished an extensive geographical 

survey of Louisiana ? 

1 ISI. 225. In what year, was that survey made ? 

1182. 225. Who made researches in the botanical depart- 
ment ? 

1183.* 226. Who was, at this period, tried, for a serious 
offence against the laws of the United States! 

il84.* 217. What j^ublic office had Burr filled ? 

1185. 227. What criminal designs, was it supposed thai 
he had formed ? 

! 186. 227. In what city, was he tried ? 

1 1 87. 227. In what year, did the trial take place ? 

1188. 227 What was the result ? 

1 189.* 226. Do you remember the name of a distinguished 
individual, who had been previously killed 
by Aaroa Burr, in a duel ? 

1190.* 227. Where, and in what year, was Alexander 
Hamilton killed ? 

.191. 226. What particular instance of opposition to 
Aaron Burr, by Alexander Hamilton, had 
caused Burr to challenge him ? 

J 192. 227. Where was Hamilton born ? 

11 9 3. 228 What age had he attained .^ 

'\94.* 228. To what rank in the American army, had he 
1 isen ? 



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CHAPTER XL 
Q. P. 

1195.* 229. By whom was the Berlin decree issuea ? 

il96.* 220. In what year, was that decree issued ? 

1197.* 229. What w^as the design of that and the INIilan 
decree f 

1198.* 229. By what decrees, were these followed, oi: the 
part of Napoleon's enemy ? 

1199.* 229. What was the nature of these? 

1200.* 229. Why was England jealous of America ? 

1201.* 229. By wh^t cause, was France enraged against 
America ? 

1202 * 229. What feeling did each of the hostile nations 
strive to excite in the injured Americans ? 

1203.* 230. Besides the injuries committed against the 
Americans by France and England, in the 
capture of American vessels, what further 
cause of irritation existed, arising solely 
from the conduct of England ? 

1204. 230. Which of the American frigates was attacked 
by the British ship of war Leopard, and for- 
cibly searched for deserters ? 

»205. 230. Who then commanded the frigate Chesapeake ? 

1206. 230. In what year, did that occur ? 

1207. 231. What verdict was pronounced, by a court- 

martial, against Commodore Barron ? 

!208. 231. What measure was soon afterwards aUopted 
by congress, on the recommendation of ]Mt 
Jefferson ? 

1209. 231. What was prohibited by the embargo? 

1220. 231. Mention the limit to which the commerce 

the American republic, was, in consequen^^c, 
confined ? 



70 
Q. p. 

1211.* 232. When the embargo law was partially repealed, 
wJiat restriction was substituted ? 

1212.* 232. By whom, was Thomas Jefferson succeeded, 
in thf office of president of the United 

States ? 

1213.* 252. In what year, did James Madison succeed to 
the presidential duties r 

1214.* 232. How lorg, had Mr, Jefferson filled tnat office? 

v2l5. 232. Between which two ships, was the rencounter 
that increased the unfriendly sentiments ol 

England ? 

! 2 1 6. 232. When did that unfortunate rencounter happen ? 

1217. 232. When every experiment had failed, in produc- 

ing a change of the system practised by 
Great Britain and France against American 
trade, what offer did the United States make, 
for the respective consideration of the belli 
gerants ? 

1218. 233. In what way, did this alternative proposition 

enable the French ruler to maintain a peace 
with the United States, and involve the other 
power, England, in the calamity of war ? 

1219. 233. Why would not Great Britain believe, that the 

French decrees were, at this period, actually 
annulled ? 

1220 233. After the formal publication of the mysterious 
annulment of the Berlin and Milan decrees, 
was the corresponding retraction (or repeal 
of the orders in council) on the part of Eng 
land, made in time to prevent hostilities ? 

1221.* 233. On what day, and in what year, was war de- 
clared against Great Britain ? 

1222. 233. What extraordinary communication, made to 
congress by the president, served to hasten 
the declaration of war ? 

JS23. 234. A few days after the declaration of Avar, which 
town in the United States, was seriously dis- 
turbed ? 



71 

Q. P. 

1224. 235. Mention the name of the general who was kill* 

ed by the mob ? 

1225. 237. By whom, were the Indians defeated at the 

Tippecanoe ? 

1226. 237. Of which great river, is the Tippecance a 

branch ? 

1227.* 237. What was the object of the military exptUil 
tion, placed under the command of genera! 
Hull ? 

.228.* 237. Against which post in Canada, did generai 
Hull proceed ^ 

1229.* 238. While general Hull was losing, in vain parade, 
an opportunity of capturing that post, whirb 
fortress, belonging to the United States, did 
the enemy take by surprise ? 

1230.* 238. Where is Michillimackina^ situated ? 

1231.* 238. To which post in the United States, did Hul' 
then retreat ? 

1232. 238. By which British general was he followed to 
Detroit ? 

1233.* 238. Did Hull bravely defend this important post, 
intrusted to him by his country ? 

1234. 239. What territory was included in the capitulation? 

1235. 240. What troops, unconnected with the garrison 

of Detroit, were included ? 

1236 * 240. AVhat sentence was pronounced by a court- 
martial, against general Hull ? 

1237.* 240. When that sentence was withdrawn, what dis 
graceful substitution was inflicted ? 

!238. 240, Where did the Americans receive ample con 
solation for the surrender of Detroit ? 

1239.* 240. By whom, was the British frigate Guerricre 
captured ? 

^240.* 240. What American frigate did captain Hull then 
command ? 



72 

Q. P. 

1241.* 240. When was this capture made? 

1 242.* 242. What was remarkable with respect to this 
achievement ? 

1 243.* 242. By whom, was the British frigate Macedonian 
captured ? 

1244.* 242. What American frigate did the victor then 
command ? 

1245. 242. When was this capture made? 

1246. 242. Before this action, where had he particularly 

distinguished himself? 

1247.* 242. By whom, was the British brig Frolic cap- 
tured ? 

1248 * 242i What sloop of war did the victor then com- 
mand ? 

1249. 243. Mention the revolutionary veteran who sailed 
from Baltimore, and distinguished himself 
by a rapid series of success. 

.250. 243. Before the meeting of congress, in November, 
how many vessels had been captured from 
the enemy ? 

1251. 245. By whom, were the two British vessels, the 

Detroit and Caledonia, captured ? 

1252. 245. Where was tnis capture made ? 

1253.* 248. Whose indefatigable exertions, in creating a 
fleet upon the northern lakes, produced mos» 
beneficial results ? 

1254.* 249. By whom, was the British frigate Java cap- 
tured ? 

1255.* 249. Wliat frigate did the captor then command .' 

1256. 249 When was this capture made? 

1257. 249. Under whose command, had the Constitution 

been already distinguished ? 

1258.* 251. Wiiere was general Winchester dcfep**d, and 
his detachment made prisoners ? 

\2S9* 250. On what river, is Frenchtown situated . 



7.i 

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1260. 250. By what English general and Indian leaders, 

was Winchester defeated ? 

1261. 251. To whose charge, did general Proctor assign 

the American prisoners ? 

1262. 251. How were they treated by the Indians ? 

1263. 251. Who is mentioned as having acted like a fa- 

ther to the survivors ? 

12^4.* 254. Of which British province, is York the capi 
tal? 

1265.* 254. To whom, did general Dearbonie intrust the 
forces destined against York ? 

1266.* 254. When was the attack on York made? 

1267.* 255. In advancing against this place, what caused 
the death of general Pike ? 

1268.* 256. What was the result of the attack upon York? 

1269. 256. What was the amount of the British loss, in 

killed, wounded, and captured ? 

1270. 256. Do you remember the names of the officers 

particularly mentioned by general Dearborne 
and commodore Chauncey, for their excel- 
lent conduct in the capture of Fort George ? 

.271. 256. By what other officers, also, was much honour 
gained ? 

1272. 257. By which officers, was an attack made on the 

enemy at Burlington Bay ? 

1 273. 257. What was the result of this attack ? 

1274. 257. What was the fate of the American comman- 

ders ? 

1275.* 258. By which American general, were the British, 
under sir George Prevost and sir James Yeo 
repulsed from Sackett's Harbour ? 

1276. 259. By which British admiral, was an attack made 

on Lewistown, in the state of Deh.ware ? 

1277. 259. By whom, was admiral Beresford rcDulsed ? 

.278 25^. By whom, was the detachment eoramanded, 

G 



74 

which, in the ensuing month, repulsed the 
British admiral near the same place ? 

1379. 260. What British officer is mentioned, as having 
acted in the most dishonourable manner in 
Chesapeake Bay ? 

1280. 260. Which two places were first plundered and 

burned by admiral Cockburn ? 

1281. 260. Where is Frenchtovvn situated ? 

1282. 260. Where is Havre de Grace situated ? 

1283. 260. Which two villages, on the river Sassafras, ex 

perienced similar destruction? 

1284. 260. On the arrival of admiral Warren, to wkat 

imxhber, was the British naval force m the 
Chesapeake augmented ? 

1385 261. By Whom^ Were the land-troops on board tha; 
fleet commanded ? 

1286. 261. Which town was destined as the first object oi 

their attack ? 

1287. 261. Where did they endeavour to disembark theii 

troops ? 

1288. 261. What was the result of this attempt ? 

1289. 261. Who commanded, in that quarter, the Ameri 

can marine force ? 

1290. 261. Where is Hampton situated i 

1291. 262. By which British officers, was the successfu 

attack made on Hampton ? 

1292.* 263. By whom, was the British brig Peacock cap 
tured ? 

1293.* 263. What vessel did captain Lawrence then com- 
mand? 

1294 • 264. What American officer commanded the frigate 

Chesapeake, when captured by the enemy ? 

1295 264. By what frigate, was the Chesapeake captured i 
la^Sb 284. Who waa commander of the Shannon f 



15 

Q. P. 

1297. 264. When, and off wtjat harbour, did that unfor 
Vunate occurrence happen ? 

1293.* 265. What was the fate of captain Lawrence? 

1299. 265. What honour was conferred, by the prince re- 

gent of England, on captain Broke ? 

1300. 265. Which other American vessel, had, on the 4th 

of August, the misfortune to be captured \ 

1301. 266. Who was commander of the Argus ? 

1302. 266. Did captain Allen recover from his severe 

wound ? 

1303. 266. By which of the enemy's vessels, was the Argus 

captured ? 

1304. 265. Where was the Argus, at that time, cruising ? 

1305. 265. During the two months' cruise, in that quarter^ 

what service had she performed ? 

1306. 266. By what achievement, were the United States 

soon afterwards consoled for the loss of the 
Argus ? 

1307.* 266. By what American vessel, was the Boxer cap- 
tured ? 

1308.* 266. Who commanded the Enterprise? 

1309. 266. Who was killed on board the American vessel ? 

1310.* 266. By whom, was Fort Sandusky most gallantly 
defended ? 

1311. 266. What was then the age of its brave defender? 

1312. 267. How many cannon were in the fort? 

1313. 267. By how many men, was it garrisoned ? 

1314. 267. By how many men, wa» it assailed ? 

1315. 267. When was the assault ? 

1316.* 267. By whom, was the splendid victory gained on 
lake Erie ? 

ISn 268. Of how many vessels, did the captured squad- 
ron consist ? 



76 
Q. P. 

.318. 268. By whom, was it commanded? 

1319.* 268. When was that important capture made? 

1320.* 269. By whom, were the Americans commanded, 
in the battle of the Thames ? 

■ 321. 268. By whom, were the British commanded? 

'322. 269. Who headed the Indians ? 

1323.* 269. Which party was victorious ? 

1324. 269. How many prisoners were taken? 

1325. 269. By whom, was Tecumseh killed ? 

1326.* 270. What venerable governor of Kentucky bore i 
distinguished part in that engagement ? 

1327.* 270. Where, and in what war, had he already en- 
tailed a heavy debt of gratitude upon hit 
country ? 

1328. 270. When the American government had again 

determined to invade Canada, whom did they 
place at the head of the waf- office ? 

1329. 270. By whom, was Dearbome succeeded ? 

1330. 270. What other officer, from the southern district, 

was summoned, to aid in the intended enter- 
prise ? 

1331. 270. In what quarter, were the troops collected, un* 

der Wilkinson ? 

1332. 270. How many did they number, and of what de- 

scription ? 

1333. 270. Where did the troops assemble, undei Wade 

Hampton ? 

. 334. 270. What was their number? 

u335. 271. Which other officers, considered the ablest in 
the Union, accompanied the expedition 
against Canada ? 

;336. 271. Which Ccinadian town was the first object of 

attack ? 



77 
Q. P. 

1337. 271. Who commanded the Americans, in a brilliani 

rencounter at Chrystler's-field ? 

1338. 271. In what month, and in what year, was that en- 

gagement ? 

1339 271. What cause stopped any farther prosecution of 
the campaign ? 

1340. 271. Why was the government censured, for having 

associated Wilkinson and Hampton ? 

1341. 272. Which towns were burned by the enemy, in re- 

taliation for the burning of the Canadian 
village, Newark ? " 

1342. 272. In which territories, were several millions of 

acres surveyed, for military bounties ? 

\343. 272. When did a vessel, with a British flag of truce, 
arrive at Annapolis ? 

1344. 272. What was announced by this vessel ? 

1345.* 273. At what to^vn, in Europe, was \t agreed that 
commissioners, to negotiate a peace, should 
assemble ? 

1346.* 273. Who were appointed commissioners, on the 
part of the United States ? 

1 347.* 273. To whom, was now assigned, Mr. Clay's office 
of speaker of the house of representatives ? 

1348. 273. By whom, was general Wilkinson succeeded, 

as commander of the American armies ? 

1349. 274. Which towns, in New England, had, in the 

beginning of April, to lament the entire de 
struction of their shipping ? 

1350 274. Which territories were, soon afterwards, com- 

pletely subdued by the invaders ? 

1351 275. At what town, in the north, were the enemy 

defeated, by its gallant inhabitants ? 

1352.* 275. Before being constrained to yield the Essex at 
Valparaiso, how many armed ships had com 
modore Porter taken from the eneniyj and 
how many guns did they carrv r 
G2 



78 

Q. P. 

1353* 275. By whom, was the British brig Epervier, ca[>- 
tured ? 

1354.* 275. What vessel did Warrington then command ? 

1355.* 275. By whom, were the British vessels, Reindeer, 
Avon, and Atlanta, captured ? 

1356.* 275. What vessel did Blakely then command? 

1357.* 275. By whom, was the English brig. Penguin, cap 
tured ? 

1358.* 275. What vessel did Biddle then command? 

I'>59.* 275. By whom, were the British vessels Cyane and 
Levant, captured ? 

1360.* 276. What vessel did captain Stewart then com 
mand ? 

1361.* 276. When did the battle of Chippeway occur? 

1362.* 276. Who commanded the Americans at Chippe- 
way ? 

1363. 276. Who commanded the British ? 

n64.* 276. Which army gained the victory? 

1365.* 276. Which battle is placed in the foremost rank of 
all the engagements yet fought in this war ? 

1366.* 276. Who commanded the Americans at Niagara? 

!367.* 276. What British officers, of high rank, were cap- 
tured in this engagement ? 

1363. 276. In those two actions, which American generals 
conducted their several divisions in the brave 
and able manner insured by their previous 
conduct ? 

1369 276. Which officers, of inferior stations, were not 
less energetic in their duty ? 

1370. 276. Who continued to be distinguished, as an offi- 
cer of artillery ? 

;371 276. Who repelled a formidable attack on Fort 
Erie ? 

i %7% 376. Did these conspicuous proofs of military goo<I 



79 

^* ^' conduct enable the Americans to enlarge the 
boundaries of their conquests ? 

1375. 276. Was the third invasion of Canada, therefore, 

terminated ? 
1374.* 276. What intelligence arrived in the United States, 

early in the month of June ? 

.375.* 278. Who commanded the British troops at Bla- 

densburg ? 
1376.* 278. By what admiral, were they accompanied? 
1377. 277. What was the number of the enemy? 
1378.* 277. Who commanded the Americans? 
1379. 277. How many men had the American general, 

actually assembled or approachmg ? 

1380.* 278. Which party was victorious ? 

1381.* 279. Which two American officers were conspicuous 
for bravery, at Bladensburg r 

1382.* 278. When was the battle fought? 

.383.* 280. Which city did general Ross enter, in the 

evening after the battle ? 
1384.* 280. What fine building did the invaders bum? 

1385. 280. What public offices shared in the confla- 
gration ? 

1386.* 280. In retaliation for the burning of what places 
did general Ross endeavour to justify the 
destruction of these buildings ? 

337. 280. What loss did the victors sustain in their ap- 
proach to Washington, and in their retreat ? 

1388. 280. What loss did the vanquished suffer ? 

1389. 281. From which town on the Potomac, did the 

enemy convey a large quantity of mer 
chandise ? 

1300. 281. Which town, was it generally supposed, would 
be next attacked ? 



80 
Q. P. 

1391.* 282 Who took charge of the principal batterie.1, on 
the high ground near Baltimore ? 

f SgSw* 282. Who had the command of all the forces ? 

1393. 282 Which British admiral entered the Patapsco 
with a large fleet ? * 

1394.* 282. Who commanded the British troops which 
lauded at North Point ? 

1395.* 282. Who commanded the division sent to impede 
their progress ? 

i396.* 282. What is related of general Ross? 

1397.* 282. Which fort was, in the meantime, furiously 
assailed ? 

*398.* 282. To whose charge, was the fort confided ? 

1399.* 282. When did the action at North Point and tlie 
bombardment of Fort M'Henry occur ? 

UCO.* 283. When the enemy found their bombardment in- 
effectual, on what ipieasure did they resolve ? 

1401.* 283. Which officer defeated a British squadron, on 
Lake Champlain ? * ' - 

!402. 284. How many of the enemy were taken prisoners f 

1403.* 283. Who repulsed the enemy, under sir George 
Prevost, from Plattsburg ? 

1404.* 283. When did these two signal defeats of the 
enemy occur ? 

1405.* 287. Do you recollect % name of the British officer 
who had the .hief command of the forces 
sent against New Orleans ? 

1406.* 287 Under whose orders were the Americans, who 
so gloriously repulsed the assailants? 

1407. 287 Which officers commanded the Kentucky 

militia? / 

1408. 287. Who commanded the Tennessee forces ? 

1409.* 286. Under whose ordfirs was the American naval 
stjuadron ? 



81 

Q. P. 

J410.* 287. What was the total number of th-e enemy ? 

1411.* 287. What was the number of Jackson's force ? 

1412.* 287. On what day, and m what year, were the enc 
my totally defeated, in attempting to storm 
the American lines at New Orleans ? 

1413.* 288. On this memorable day, what loss was suffered 
by the British ? 

1414.* 288. What was the loss of the Americans? 
1415.* 289. Which British general fell early in the action? 
1416.* 289. To whom, was Packenham related? 
1417.* 289. Which distinguished British officers were dan- 
gerously wounded ? 
14! 8.* 289. Which of these survived only a few days ? 



CHAPTER XII. 

%419.* 289. When was a treaty of peace signed at Ghent, 
between Great Britain and the United Stales ? 

1420.* 289. When was it ratified in America? 

1421. 289. What were the stipulations of the treaty ? 

1422. 289. What was determined respecting the causes of 

the war ? 

423.* 289. How long had hostilities continued ? 

1424.* 289. For the purpose of distinction, how will the 
contest be known ? 

1425.* 289. Hew much did it increase the public debt ? 

1426.* 289. How much did it make the whole national ar- 
rears ? 

1427. 289. By what cause, was the germe of a lasting evil 
created ? 

1428.* 290. At what number of men was fixed the peace 

establishment of the regular army ? 
1429.* 290 How many vessels ol the navy were afloat 



82 
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the Atlantic, and of what description were 
they ? 

1430.* 290. When, and in what city, was the national mint 

establislied ? 

1431.* 290. When was instituted the military academy at 
West Point r 



CHAPTER XIII. 

1432.* 292. In what year, had the charter of the first na 
tional bank expired ? 

1433.* 292. When was the second national bank organized ? 

1 434. 292. What was the amount of its capital ? 

1435. 292. How long was it to continue? 

1436.* 292. When the first president of the bank, in con 
sequence of improper management, was re 
moved, who was appointed in his place ? 

I437.f 293. Who succeeded James Madison, as president 
of the United States ? 

1438.* 293. In what year, did he succeed Mr. Madison? 

1439.* 293. How long had Mr. Madison filled the office? 

1440.* 293. When did commodore Perry die ? 

1441.* 293. When was Decatur killed in a duel ? 

1442.* 293. Where, and by whom, was he killed ? 

1443.* 294. To what number, was the regular army re 
duced, in 1821 ? 

1444.* 295. At the same period, what were the number and 
description of the navy, fit for service ? 

1445 ♦ 295. Since the admission of Louisiana, in 1812, how 
many states have been received into the 
Union ? 

1446.* 295. Mention their names ? 

1447.* 295. When was Indiana admitted i 



83 

i448 * 29*5. When was Missibsippi admitted ? 
U4.9 * 295. When did Alabama become a state? 
1450.* 295. When did Maine and Missouri become state* « 
145 1.* 295. Of which territory, are Indiana and Illinois sec- 
tions ? 
452.* 295 To which state, did Mississippi and Alabama 

belong ? 
1453 * 295. From which state, was Maine separated ? 
1454.* 295. From which tract, was Missouri divided ? 
1455.* 295. Why cannot slavery exist in Indiana and Illi- 
nois ? 
1456.* 295. How many were the original states of the 

American Republic ? 
:45r.* 295. What is their number now (year 1821) ? 
1458.* 295. By which nation, was Florida ceded to the 

United States ? 
1459.* 295. In what year, was the cession ratified by the 
king of Spain ? 

1460.* 295. When was the cession ratified by the president 
and senate of the United States? 

146 1. 295. What sum was named as the price of Florida ? 

1462. 295. Why is not this sum to be paid to Spain ? 

1463.* 298. In which year, did Jonathan Hulls obtain a 

1463. ^^^^^^ ^^y^^ ^^^^^^ jj^ ^^^ ^^^ invention of a 

steam-boat ? 
1464.* 298. When did Fitch propel a boat, by the same 
principle, on the Delaware. ? 

1465.* 298. When did Miller, of Scotland, make a passage 
to and from Sweden, in a steam-boat of his 
own construction ? 

1466.* 298. In what year, did Fulton render the plan sui. 
ceptible of little farther improvement? 

146r.» 299. In which of the American states, was Fultoa 

born? 
1468.* 299. When, and where, did Fulton die? 



84 

Q. P. 

1469. 299. Do you remember the names of the distinguish- 
ed foreigners who visited the United States ? 

U70. 299. Where did Dr. Priestley die? 

1471. 299. Where did Thomas Paine die ? 

1472.* 299. When was recorded the fourth census of the 
inhabitants of the United States ? 

1473.* 300. What was then the amount of their population? 

1474.* 300. How many persons wei« slaves ? 

1475. 300. How many did the iviliabitaats of Boston and 

New York respectively number ? 

1476. 300. How many were the inhabitants, respectively, 

of Philadelphia and Baltimore ? 

1477. 300. What was the population of Washington ? 

478. 300. What was the population of Charleston, and of 
New Orleans ? 

1479.* 300. Who raised the first voice in America, against 
the practice of holding slaves ? 

1480.* 300. When did he publish his " Considerations on 
the keeping of Negroes ?" 

H81.* 300. Who afterwards acquired a hij^jher rank 
amongst philanthropists ? 

1482.* 301. By which state, was made the first law for tlie 
gradual abolition of slavery ? 

1483 * 301. In what year, was that law made ? 

1484.* 301. In how many of the states, have similar laws 
since been passed ? 

1485.* 301. Since which year, has the importation of slaves, 
into the United States, been prohibited, by 
congress ? 

486.* 301 When was a settlement commenced at Sierra 
Leone, fo** colonizing free people of colour / 



1489. 


303 


1490. 


303. 


1491. 


303 


1492. 


304. 



85 

CHAPTER XiV. 
A. P 

1487. 303. Whom did the president of the United States ap. 
point governor of Florida ? 

1483. 303. When was the independence of the South Amerv- 
can Republics, and also of the state of Mexico, 
recognized by congress ? 

When was the independence of those republics 
recognized by Great Britain ? 

From the year 1818, to 1823, by whom were 
the American seas infested ? 

Where were their principal haunts? 

To protect their commerce in those seas, wha 
measure was firsc pursued by the governmen 
of the United States ? 

1493. 304. In the year immediately preceding November 
1822, how many piratical vessels were destroy- 
ed by that force, on the coast of Cuba ? 

From what cause, did it not fully efTectua'tC tlie 
purpose? 

For what species of armament, did congress, in 
December, make provision ? 

What additional force was accordingly despatched 
to the West India Seas ? 

Under whose commaisd, were placed this addi- 
tional force, together with the fleet then on that 
station ? 

When did that armament sail for the West Indies ? 

In what manner, was thr.t harassing service per- 
formed ? 

1500. 306. What event, some years afterwards, brought sor 
row to the heart of many a family in the 
United States ? 

1501 306. Off what port, had she been lying? 

1 502. 306. When did she put to sea ? 

1503. §08. Who was elected in 1825, to succeed Jamea 

Monroe, as president of the United States ? 
H 



1494. 


304 


1495. 


304. 


1496 


304 


1497. 


304 


1498. 


304 


1499. 


304 



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CHAPTER XV. 

A. P. 

1504. 308. What distinguished foreigner visited the Umtcd 

States, in the year 1824? 

1505. 309. When did he arrive? 

1506. 309. At what harbour? 

1507. 309. By whom was he accompanied? 

1508. 309. What was at that time his age ? 

1509. 309. With what feeling, was he received ? 

1510. 310. In his message, at the opening of the session 

what measure did Mr. Monroe recommend tc 
congress, in relation to La Fayette ? 

1511. 310. What two resolutions were, inconsequence, passed 

by both houses of congress? 

1512. 311. When did La Fayette sail from the United States, 

on his return to France ? 

1513. 311. When did he arrive in his native country? 

1514. 311. At what port? 

1515. 3ll. When had a society for colonizing free people of 

colour, begun a settlement at Sierra Leone? 

1516. 311. In what part of the coast of Africa, did that 

society afterwards purchase another tract of 
land? 

1517. 311. Were the colonists transferred to the new estab« 

lishment ? 

1518. 311. What name was afterwards given to the territory i 

1519. 311. What wao the settlement at Montserado called ? 

1520. 312. What deputation of Indians convened at Wash 

ington, in the winter of 1625 ? 

521. 312. What treaty were they with difficulty induced to 
sign ? 

1522. 312. What number of acres did tliey at that time re- 
tain ? 

1623. 312. For the benefit of what state, was the remainder 
afterwards purchased by the United States 1 



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A. P. 

1524. 312. What other nation of Indians have appealed to 

the laws of the United States, against the al- 
leged usurpations of Georgia 1 

1525. 312. How many do they number 7 

1526. 313. Of how many acres, does their territory consist! 

1527. 313. Where is it situated ? 

1528. 315. What day was celebrated as a national jubilee? 

1529. 315. From what circumstance ? 

1530. 315. By what events, of signal and unprecedented 

coincidence, was that day marked 7 

1531. 315. What distinguished office had they severally held 1 

1532. 315. Where, and at what age, did Mr. Jefferson die? 

1533. 315. At what place, and at what age, did Mr. Adams 

die? 



CHAPTER XVT. 

1534. 316. To which of the States, is due the enviable honour 

of accomplishing the first American canal, of 
any considerable extent? 

1535. 316. By whose resolution and perseverance, was over- 

come the serious opposition made in New York, 
to that grand project 1 

1536. 316. When did the operations towards its formation 

begin ? 

1537. 316. When did the first boat from Lake Erie arrive 

at the city of New York? 

1538. 316. Do you remember what is the whole length of 

the Erie Canal ? 

1539. 316. What other canal, in the state of New York, 

was in the progress of formation, at the samo 
time ? 

1540. 316. In what direction, does it extend? 

1541. 316. What is its length ? 

1542. 316. Can you state what were the expenses of com- 

pleting both these canals ? 

1543. 317. What is said of the utility of those canals, and 

the transportation effected by them 1 



A. P. 

1544. 317. How many communications, between the Atlantic 

and the valley of the Mississippi, h.'we sinco 
been undertaken 1 

1545. 317. Mention the first. 

1546. 317. Mention the second. 

1547. 317. Do you remember the third ? 

1548. 317. Besides those, what other means of inland navi- 

gation have been completed in the United 
States ? 

1549. 317. Mention another great enterprise, to which the 

Erie and Hudson Canal gave birth. 

1550. 317. When was it commenced 1 

1551. 317. When did the first boats reach Cincinnati, by this 

navigation 1 

1*552. 317. By which of the states, was that work solely un 
dertaken ? 

1553. 317. When completed, between what two cities, will it 

open a complete inland navigation ? 

1554. 317. What will be its extent ? 

1555. 317. How many large boats, driven by steam, are 

now (1830) plying on the western waters ? 

1556. 317. By what means, has Pennsylvania, within the 

last ten years (previous to 1830) enriched 
herself? 

1557. 318. Of what discovery, do North Carolina and Geor- 

gia boast ? 

1558. 318. When was laid, the corner-stone of the Naval 

Asylum of the United States ? 
1559 318. Where is that institution situated? 

1560. 318. W^ho succeeded Mr. Adams, as president of the 

United States ? 

1561. 319. When did the administration of the former ter- 

minate ? 

1562. 319. What was the amount of the national debt, on 

the 1st of January, 1830 ? 

1563. 320. When was the fifth Census taken ? 

1564 320 What was then the number of the white and 
coloured population of the United States and 
territories ? 



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1565. 320. By what important measure, was signalized 

the first session of congress, after the induc- 
tion of General Jackson into the presidential 
chair] 

1566. 321. At what time, was a bill carried through both 

houses of congress, for extending the charter 
of the Bank of the United States 7 

1567. 321. What was its fate 1 

1568. 322. From what legislative body, did the bank after- 

wards obtain a new charter 1 

1569. 322. When? 

1570. 322. How long was it to continue ? 

1571. 322. Were the conditions favourable to the bank ? 

1572. 322. What amount of bonus was paid ] 

1573. 322. By what unfair means, was it obtained ? 

1574. 322. To compensate for these dishonest expendi- 

tures, what measures were pursued by the 
bank? 

1575. 322. What disastrous result followed this career of 

over-banking, and undue expansion of the 
system of credit, generally pursued by the 
inoneyed institutions of the country 1 

1576. 323. Having been drained of all its specie, when 

was the bank declared decidedly insolvent, 
and compelled to close its doors ? 

1577. 323. For what alarming measure, was the year 

1832 remarkable 7 

1578. 323. What declaration was made by a convention 

of delegates assembled at Columbus ? 

1579. 323. What name has that measure received? 

1580. 323. What preparation was, in consequence, made 

by the general government ? 

1581. 323. By what determination, did the people of South 

Carolina seem actuated ? 
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1582. 323. To what place, was a fleet despatched? 

1583. 323. Under whose command ? 

1584. 323. By what measure, was tranquillity restored? 

1585. 323. Describe its principal features. 

1586. 323. In the year 1834, what hostile collision was 

apprehended ? 

1587. 323. From what cause ? 

1588. 323. What had the French government stipulated 

to perform ? 

1589. 323. By what fortunate change, was the calamity 

of war with France averted? 

1590. 324. In what year, was Arkansas admitted into the 

Union ? 

1591. 324. When did Michigan become a state ? 

1592. 324. How many states were now embraced in the 

American Union? 

1593. 324. Who was now installed in the presidential 

chair ? 

1594. 324. For what, was the year 1837 chiefly remark- 

able? 

1595. 324. What was the cause of the embarrassment ? 

1596. 324. What measure was, in consequence, deemed 

expedient, by the president ? 

1597. 324. Why is the year 1838 said to be interesting to 

an American reader? 

1598. 324. To whose command, was the " exploring expe- 

dition" entrusted? 

1599. 324. Refer to your maps, trace the course of the 

fleet, and point out the several places visited 
by it. 

1600. 324. How far south, did the exploration extend ? 

1601. 324. How long was the fleet absent from the United 

States ? 

1602. 324. In what institution, did the scientific corps 

deposit an immense number of curious and 



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interesting specimens, in their various de- 
partments 1 

1603. 324. In addition to the valuably labours of the 

scientific corps, what were the chief fruits of 
the voyage 1 

1604. 324. What other event, worthy of notice, occurred 

in the year 1838? 

1605. 325. What insurrectionary movement, has unhap- 

pily become associated with the domestic 
history of the United States 1 

1606. 329. When was the sixth census of the United 

States taken 1 

1607. 329. What was then the number of the white and 

the coloured population 1 



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